| Today's News and Trends | Payers have been using rates agreed to by PCPs to justify underpaying specialists such as anesthesiologists, emergency physicians and, yes, radiologists. Payers have been using rates agreed to by PCPs to justify underpaying specialists such as anesthesiologists, emergency physicians and, yes, radiologists. | |
| PowerScribe purveyor Nuance is partnering on widescale care improvement with a healthcare AI startup that made its name showing Walmart where, and where not, to send its employees for high-accuracy radiology. PowerScribe purveyor Nuance is partnering on widescale care improvement with a healthcare AI startup that made its name showing Walmart where, and where not, to send its employees for high-accuracy radiology. | |
| | Why does CMS allow radiologists to provide imaging supervision at an unlimited number of sites? Why does CMS allow radiologists to provide imaging supervision at an unlimited number of sites? | |
| An educational outfit has sprung up to equip nonphysicians working in radiology—chiefly administrators, business managers and technologists—with radiologist-level fluency in AI. An educational outfit has sprung up to equip nonphysicians working in radiology—chiefly administrators, business managers and technologists—with radiologist-level fluency in AI. | |
| | Children who begin using tobacco at 9 to 10 years old have significantly smaller brain area and volume than non-users within two years, according to a study published this month. Children who begin using tobacco at 9 to 10 years old have significantly smaller brain area and volume than non-users within two years, according to a study published this month. | |
| Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR, American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute Chief Science Officer, explains 5 developments to watch for in radiology artificial intelligence (AI). Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD, FACR, American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute Chief Science Officer, explains 5 developments to watch for in radiology artificial intelligence (AI). | |
| | The authors of the new study noted that, even before the pandemic, consultant breast radiologists were among the most in-demand specialists. The loss of interest in it as a specialty due to COVID will inevitably pose further challenges for recruitment. The authors of the new study noted that, even before the pandemic, consultant breast radiologists were among the most in-demand specialists. The loss of interest in it as a specialty due to COVID will inevitably pose further challenges for recruitment. | |
| The historic procedure took approximately 30 minutes, and the patient went home that same day. The historic procedure took approximately 30 minutes, and the patient went home that same day. | |
| More physicians are turning to alcohol and substances to deal with unprecedented levels of stress, trauma and burnout at work––and some are even drinking on the job. More physicians are turning to alcohol and substances to deal with unprecedented levels of stress, trauma and burnout at work––and some are even drinking on the job. | |
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