97-hour workweek nearly kills radiologist | New approach cuts biopsy referrals by 50% | PCPs embrace AI imaging explanations

“It is no good putting in such long, intense hours that you cannot have a life. It is literally killing people, and it almost killed me,” one anonymous rad says. 

Rising imaging volumes have led to an uptick in the unearthing of unexpected breast lesions, with a corresponding jump in follow-up examinations.

Stanford Health Care has developed an electronic health record-integrated tool for helping draft comments on radiology, pathology and lab findings.

“The explanation here is simple. Ultrasound gives you more information, and more concrete information, about what’s going on,” authors of a new JAMA study say.

Consulting firm Mercer said employers are prepared to deploy cost-cutting measures, including better management of high-cost claims. However, Americans who get insurance through their workplace are likely to face higher out-of-pocket expenses, such as co-pays and deductibles.

“FDA clearance comes at the perfect time, with guidelines being adopted clinically for cardiac CT and with positive reimbursement driving procedure growth," says Jean-Luc Procaccini, CEO, molecular imaging and CT.

AI could appreciably improve the delivery of healthcare services to patients—if only people trusted it. For many, the difference-maker would be nicely crafted federal regulations. 

Members of the specialty should begin their next job with an exit strategy in mind or risk losing a hefty sum in the process, according to a new opinion piece. 

Such gatherings are a “cornerstone of modern healthcare,” experts note, bringing together docs of different specialties to discuss complex cases. 

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, first took on the title in November 2014 and will remain in a clinical role while IR specialist Chuck Ray, MD, PhD, takes over as interim chair.