A physician working from home during the COVID-19 crisis may offer cybercriminals a tantalizing target. Taking note of the heightened threat, the AMA and AHA have put together guidance to help foil would-be offenders.

Researchers have used computational modeling and a machine-learning approach to predict electrotoxicity in the heart “from the atom to the rhythm.”

In a Journal of Urgent Care Medicine analysis, experts reported that 89% of those confirmed to have the disease displayed normal or mildly abnormal CXRs.

The authors aim their tips at radiologists. However, the activities are broad enough to apply to anyone who’s missing the feeling of making a meaningful contribution to a formerly frenetic workplace.

This would allow imaging physicians to order diagnostic tests, and put them on equal footing with primary care and other specialists, CEO William Thorwarth Jr., MD, noted in a recent letter to CMS. 

“If the devices haven’t been properly validated for accuracy, treatment decisions could be based on incorrect information.”

The Radiological Society of North America has rounded up and gathered together its online COVID-19 resources, enabling easy engagement with all things imaging, coronavirus and RSNA.

Based on anecdotal evidence and experience at their own institution, two Yale radiology experts believe businesses should expect at least three months of “dramatically reduced imaging revenue.” 

According to the company, its newly approved AI model can play a role in helping hospitals triage patients with suspected COVID-19.

Researchers examining chloroquine (CQ), an antimalarial medication often suggested as a potential treatment for COVID-19, ended their study early over fears that patients were at an increased risk of significant heart complications.