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Why ‘Do No Harm’ Isn’t Good Enough for Radiology and Radiology IT
Are systemic changes in product innovation needed to address suboptimal workflows in radiology? Radiologists are among the most technologically savvy of all physicians. For decades, they have been at the very forefront of medical innovation,...
If You Only Knew the Power of the Dark Side
RSNA 2021 was a real eye-opener for me. It was the first time I appeared at the event as a member of industry rather than in my capacity as a radiologist or rad student and...
The Unique Problems of Medical Computer Vision
You have never seen such an exhausted disdain as when you ask an overworked radiologist to segment brain lesions on an additional thousand MR scans. Embarrassing to say now, but this was once me slowly...
Rad IT Reconstructed, Not Deconstructed
The modern rad could be forgiven for being suspicious of the promises of new technology. For the most part, technology has served as an enabler for a higher volume of work with little regard for...
This is Why I Went to Medical School
Like many radiologists, I often find myself complaining about my workflow and saying “this isn’t why I went to med school” or “I didn’t go to med school to do X”. I thought it would...
Keeping Physicians at the Heart of the AI Healthcare Revolution
Last month, TechCrunch published an op-ed by technologist Kai-fu Lee arguing AI “stands to outclass doctors” and will eventually become superior to physicians in diagnostic capability. There is no denying AI’s value and promise for advancing...
How Technology Can Drive Better Job Satisfaction in Radiology
In my presidential address at the ACR annual meeting in 2018, I talked about the ambivalence within our specialty regarding the latest wave of technological change. In the three years since, as I reflect on...
Healthcare IT: The Most Interesting Space in the World
Healthcare gets a bad rap for being the backwater of the IT landscape. It’s easy to malign the frustrating persistence of fax machines, but the reasons are subtle and not merely an oversight of newer...
How Does Artificial Intelligence Compare to Augmented Intelligence?
As providers strive to improve patient outcomes, the use of machine learning has become more integrated into the healthcare system. As this new form of technology continues to expand, it’s important to understand how it...