Search Tag: RSNA 2021
Best Practices in Clinical Decision Support Rollout
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
Enterprise Informatics at RSNA 2021
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
Delivering Safe, High-Quality, Patient-Centric Care
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
The Benefits of Virtual Waiting Rooms
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
Novel Technologies in Interventional Radiology
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
The Current State of AI Adoption in Radiology
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
Workplace Civility Pays!
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
#RSNA21: Radiology in Value-Based Healthcare
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
#RSNA21: Brain Tumour AI Challenge Winners
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
GE Healthcare Unveils New AI & Digital Technologies & Solutions to Help Solve Healthcare’s Problems
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