When imaging is used to exclude stroke or clarify a diagnosis for secondary prevention, MRI leads to better long-term outcomes and more cost-effective management, experts advised. 

In healthcare, this typically manifests as lingering regret after organizational constraints prevent physicians from acting in the best interest of their patients. 

After full implementation, the median order-to-imaging-protocol time fell by 46%, from 23.93 minutes down to 13.02, experts detailed in JACR. 

“Developing personalized surveillance programs can be beneficial for these women,” researchers detailed recently in JAMA Oncology. 

Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden. 

The Plantation, Florida-based imaging center operator recently reached “important milestones” in its comeback from a debilitating October cyberattack. 

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty. 

Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout.