Karen Holzberger
Closing the gap in care delivery: An end-to-end approach to incidental findings We often hear stories of patients who visit their emergency department and have a chest CT performed, perhaps to rule out pneumonia or check for internal injuries following a car accident. The radiologist clears the patient but identifies an incidental finding—a lung nodule […]
Diagnostic imaging administrators and care teams continue to look for new ways to solve critical issues like failed follow-up, inefficiency and burnout, and a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. They are pressured to handle today’s challenges while positioning their organizations to handle tomorrow’s unknowns – whatever they may be. Often that means applying technologies in unconventional […]
Like many of you, I read Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Report and the breakout report covering radiology to get a take on radiologists’ perceptions of issues and trends in payment models, job satisfaction and other areas. One data point in the 2021 report was especially notable. For the first time, “Worrying about being sued” is […]
In Birmingham, Alabama, the Birmingham Radiological Group – GV division has continued to grow. But until 2019, the division’s radiologists still relied one hundred percent on transcription for their radiology reports. According to radiologist Dr. Joel Mixon, the process was inefficient at best. As a resident, he trained on a voice recognition platform, so he […]
On International Women’s Day exactly a year ago today, we were still a few days away from pandemic lockdowns and trying to comprehend the scale and nature of the changes to come. We also did not yet appreciate how well people would work together even while working apart. Each of us had to re-think our […]
Like many things this year, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) looked and felt different as a fully online virtual experience. That included our team’s participation in sessions and online demonstration of our AI-powered, cloud-based “Radiology Experience of the Future.” The virtual nature of the show and our event was […]
With locations across Arizona, Banner Imaging (Banner) creates more than 600,000 medical imaging studies a year – and with volumes that high, they’ve faced their fair share of radiology workflow challenges along the way. At Banner, it’s not just about standardizing data from numerous diagnostic modalities or normalizing measurement data for precise diagnoses. It’s also […]
At each of the past few RSNA annual meetings, Nuance has introduced important new capabilities and enhancements for our diagnostic solutions portfolio. That includes the Nuance® AI Marketplace, Nuance PowerScribe™ One, and for 2020, the integration of Common Data Elements standards into PowerScribe One. We’ve also increased investments in PowerScribe Follow-up Manager, mPower Clinical Analytics, […]
As the largest independent academic medical center in Philadelphia, Einstein Healthcare Network has one mission – to provide exceptionally intelligent, responsive healthcare and education for its patients. It’s a vision reflected in the radiology team’s careful attention to every aspect of the patient journey – from scheduling and image acquisition to reporting and follow-up. Not […]
PowerScribe One is the cloud-based centerpiece of our portfolio of diagnostic imaging solutions. Its structured data model, standards support, real-time communications, and AI-powered workflow and decision support tools help radiologists improve care and financial outcomes while enhancing productivity and reducing burnout. The PowerScribe One cloud platform also unites a wider collaborative community of innovators and […]
Prioritizing progress The Radiology Alliance team was among the more than ninety percent of radiology practices in the U.S. that experienced a major decline in the volume of procedures unrelated to COVID-19. “Instead of a standard deployment, we suddenly found ourselves upending everything we do—as well as how and where we do it—while simultaneously moving […]
Health systems and radiology departments continue to face the ongoing challenges of burnout and financial constraints, both of which have been exacerbated by a global pandemic. We know, for example, that the American College of Radiology has adopted CDC guidance to reschedule non-urgent outpatient screening, such as mammography, and interventional procedures. The economic effects are […]
