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Adhering to the radiologist follow-up recommendations is a long-standing problem that impacts outcomes, liabilities and revenue. Unfortunately, less than 40% of the referring providers adhere to the radiologist recommendations around incidental findings.

I do not generate many original ideas, however I do love to say, “It seemed like a good idea at the time.” I suppose that does not count.

CMS believes that the earliest that its claims processing system can begin screening claims using the AUC program claims processing edits for the payment penalty phase is October 2022.

For radiologists it is difficult to appreciate all that is visible. When they are looking for one abnormality they can completely miss another. Researchers call this phenomenon “inattentional blindness.”

Several years ago, Ruth and I attended the MD Expo in Pine Mountain, Georgia. It was as great an educational and relationships-building gathering as all the MD Publishing events are today.

As artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged and will progress to make image production and interpretation more standardized and efficient, I would like to make a point regarding the emotional intelligence that will never be replaced by a computer.