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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Single emergency department charts 90% uptick in CT use since 2015

The uptick came during a time when the number of ED episodes increased by only 8% at the same institution, with defensive medicine one possible driver. 

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Rad Partners now has 200 radiology residents working across 10 programs

RP said it has two more residency program slated to launch in 2026, with its research institute developing curriculum focused on artificial intelligence and the business of imaging.    

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Interlock claims responsibility for Kettering cyberattack, stolen data listed for sale

In a post on the dark web, well-known hacker group Interlock is offering a 941 GB trove for sale, said to contain patient financial records, driver's licenses, clinical summaries and more from Ohio-based Kettering Health.

Multiple anesthesia breathing kits recalled by FDA due to risk of death

Multiple kits manufactured by Draeger are subject to a recall and an updated set of use instructions due to the risk of cracks developing in hoses that can cause inadequate ventilation.

AI-directed scan protocols cut back on unnecessary MRI sequences

Artificial intelligence could serve as an effective tool for determining which patients may need additional breast MRI sequences mid-protocol.

AI artificial intelligence in healthcare

AI newswatch: Nurses want in, transcriptionists on the way out, blockchain going up, more

If doctors are the heart of the hospital, nurses are surely the soul. And if that’s so, today’s AI has to be something like a nutritional supplement for the brains of the operation.

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Real-world use of generative AI boosts radiologist productivity by up to 40%

“For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern. 
 

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Research review: Patients have understandably mixed feelings about AI in healthcare

A new review of the relevant scientific literature suggests many if not most patients are aware that healthcare AI’s emerging benefits exist side-by-side with its persistent uncertainties.