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I’m A Neuroradiologist With Crushing Back Pain. I Didn’t Get An MRI. Maybe You Shouldn’t Either- At Least Urgently.

February 24, 2020 by Alan Pitt 3 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreI’m a neuroradiologist—that’s the doctor who reads the MRI of your brain or spine. Lately I’ve been having crushing back pain, the kind of pain that drops you to your knees. The kind where you wonder whether you’re going to be okay. But I’m […]

Filed Under: Healthcare, Podcasts Tagged With: backpain, healthcare, imaging

Film to Digital, Digital to AI- 20 Years Later, Same Song, Different Verse

May 3, 2017 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

[podcast] The transition from film to film less (digital) 20 years ago is repeating today with the introduction of artificial intelligence to radiology. Fear is driving many physicians to reject what will be a business decision to improve care at reduced costs.

Filed Under: radiology, Analytics, Health IT, Healthcare, Podcasts Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, Friedman, imaging

Perhaps Healthcare Tools Need To Be Less Purposeful & More Fun- A Conversation Khan Siddiqui

February 19, 2017 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

[podcast] Healthcare is something of a negative good. Why can’t patients have their records on their phone or computer? Dr. Khan Siddiqui discusses his time at Microsoft HealthVault and some of the difficulties getting people to engage in their own health

Filed Under: Healthcare, patient centered care, Patient Engagement, personal health records, Podcasts Tagged With: health vault, imaging, patient records, x-box

Where’s My CT? A Conversation with Dr. Eliot Siegel

December 14, 2016 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

[podcast] All to often a patient’s CT or MRI is not available on a follow up appointment. Given imaging has been digital for a 1/4 century, this seems absurd. Dr. Siegel, the first physician to have a fully filmless department in the world, reviews the history of imaging and some of the barriers to imaging access.

Filed Under: Patient Engagement, Healthcare, Mobile Health, patient centered care, personal health records, Podcasts Tagged With: digital, healthcare, imaging, PACS, regulation

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