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2021 22 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 discussed best practices in rolling-out clinical decision support mechanism (CDSM) solutions in preparation for the enforcement of the U.S. Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). PAMA was implemented as an alternative to global pre-authorisation to combat rising healthcare costs. These regulations apply in the emergency department...Read more
2021 21 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 focused on enterprise informatics. The keynote speaker, Dr Alexander Towbin of Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital discussed using imaging informatics to engage patients in managing their own health. He described opportunities at several points along the patient value stream (at patient research, arrival, and receiving...Read more
2021 07 Dec
At RSNA 2021’s opening session on 28 November, Dr James Merlino of the Cleveland Clinic discussed strategies to improve the patient experience and healthcare delivery. His address followed RSNA president Dr Mary Mahoney’s opening address. Dr Merlino, a colorectal surgeon, leads patient-centric efforts at the Cleveland Clinic and serves as president,...Read more
2021 06 Dec
COVID-19 sped digital healthcare development in 2020, as care providers implemented digital methods to keep patients and staff safe during the pandemic. Dr Vishal Desai in a prerecorded session for RSNA 2021, described how Thomas Jefferson University’s radiology service managed their transformation from a traditional health care appointment process...Read more
2021 06 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 presented recent technological breakthroughs in interventional radiology. These spanned advances in hybrid imaging, therapeutic agents and devices, robotics, artificial intelligence and practical uses of ablation software. Dr S. Nathum Goldberg of Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center and advisor to XACT Robotics...Read more
2021 06 Dec
At a 30 November panel session at RSNA 2021, five key opinion leaders from academia and industry discussed the state of artificial intelligence implementation in radiology and adoption strategies moving forward. Dr Paul J. Chang, professor of radiology and vice chairman of Radiology Informatics at the University of Chicago, described the state...Read more
2021 05 Dec
Dr Christine Porath of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business explains why workplace civility improves individual performance and organisational health at the RSNA plenary session on 2 December. Having also authored many works of the topic of workplace civility, her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, World...Read more
2021 30 Nov
Dr James A Brink gave Monday morning’s plenary session at RSNA 2021, describing radiology’s role in providing value-based healthcare. He serves as chair of Radiology and chief of Enterprise Radiology at Mass General Brigham, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School....Read more
2021 30 Nov
During RSNA 2021 on 29 November 2021, RSNA recognised the winners of a two-part brain tumour AI challenge at Chicago’s McCormick Place. RSNA partnered with the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Interventions Society (MICCAI) and the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) to organise this competition. For the first challenge, researchers...Read more
2021 28 Nov
At the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting, GE Healthcare unveiled around 60 innovative technology solutions spanning the healthcare spectrum including patient screening, diagnostics, therapy planning, guidance, and monitoring. Amidst a global pandemic and mounting pressure on the industry, the company accelerated innovations...Read more
2021 23 Nov
Leader in women's health to showcase clinically proven solutions across the continuum of breast and skeletal health at annual meeting Hologic, Inc. will showcase its extensive portfolio of breast and skeletal health products, including screening and diagnostics solutions, breast biopsy, and breast cancer treatment and monitoring solutions,...Read more
2021 22 Nov
The Radiological Society of North America will hold its 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting from Sunday, 28 November to Thursday, 2 December at the McCormick Place in Chicago. Last year, RSNA 2020 was changed to a virtual meeting due to COVID-19 health concerns. This year the conference will encompass onsite and virtual attendance....Read more
2021 19 Nov
From 28th November until 1st December unlock the access to dozens of free curated sessions by Siemens Healthineers. Nov 28, 18:30 GMT+2 Unveiling of the world’s first photon-counting CT A quantum leap in clinical decision making. Learn more about how it works, the answers it provides and how it changes clinical decision making....Read more
2021 05 Nov
Coalition works to address radiology-related health disparities RSNA has appointed Jinel Scott, MD, as its representative to the recently established Radiology Health Equity Coalition (RHEC). The RHEC brings together the radiology community to address health disparities and measurably change outcomes. This network of patient-focused radiologists...Read more