Richard Duszak, MD, and Mina Makary, MD, discuss a number of issues, ranging from demographic trends and NPRPs to physician burnout and medical student recruitment, that figure to impact the radiology workforce now and in the near future.
On the latest episode of The Reading Room podcast, Richard Duszak, MD, and Mina Makary, MD, discuss demographic trends and a possible shortage of radiologists, a recent survey about the roles of non-physician radiology providers (NPRPs), physician burnout, and what steps are being taken to recruit medical students into radiology.
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Appealing Prior Authorization Denials: Can it be Effective for Emerging Technologies?
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New Literature Review Finds ChatGPT Effective in Radiology in 84 Percent of Studies
April 29th 2024While noting a variety of pitfalls with the chatbot ranging from hallucinations to improper citations, the review authors found the use of ChatGPT in radiology demonstrated “high performance” in 37 out of 44 studies.