After expanding its community presence, one Texas academic center was saddled with 22% more radiographs and providers too overworked to read them.

“There is a clear appetite among health professionals for significant improvements to existing PACS,” researchers reported recently in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

This new informatics platform is the "future" of radiology research registries, American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors Chair Howard B. Fleishon, MD, said.

Many young imaging providers don't receive formal education to develop or enhance their communication skills, experts warned in a new special review.

Officials with the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant said healthcare artificial intelligence was a key piece of the blockbuster acquisition. 

Two experts recently lobbied for redesigning educational pathways to train and incorporate these new professionals into daily radiology clinical workflows.

Being between the ages of 55-64 or 75-79, living in a rural area, and using Medicaid or fee-for-service Medicare were all associated with lower adherence. 

The college noted it's unclear how HHS plans to enforce their "controversial clarification."