Increasing patient viewership of complex imaging reports: The paradox of the Cures Act.

Background: As a result of the 21st Century Cures Act, radiology reports are immediately released to patients. We determine if readers of radiology reports, via electronic health records (EHRs), and radiology report complexity have changed post the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was used to analyze 10,000 radiology reports (equal split of CT, mammogram, MRI, X-ray, and ultrasound modalities) per year between 2013 and 2023.

Release of complex imaging reports to patients, do radiologists trust AI to help?

Background: As a result of the 21st Century Cures Act, radiology reports are immediately released to patients. However, these reports are often too complex for the lay patient, potentially leading to stress and anxiety. While solutions such as patient portals or providing radiologist contact information have been proposed in the past, new generative artificial intelligence technologies like ChatGPT and Google Gemini may provide the most accessible and scalable method of simplifying radiology reports for patients.

The effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on biomarkers of oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro: A systematic review of experimental studies.

Background: Oxidative stress is thought to be related to many diseases. Furthermore, it is hypothesized that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) may induce excessive oxidative stress in various cell types and thereby have the potential to compromise human and animal health. The objective of this systematic review (SR) is to summarize and evaluate the literature on the relation between the exposure to RF-EMF in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 300 GHz and biomarkers of oxidative stress.

Clinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers.

Importance: Health centers are vital primary care safety nets for underserved populations, but optimal clinician staffing associated with quality care is unclear. Understanding the association of clinician staffing patterns with quality of care may inform care delivery, scope-of-practice policy, and resource allocation.

Objective: To describe the association of clinician staffing models and ratios with quality-of-care metrics in health centers.

Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI.

Purpose: Neuroimaging is often used in the emergency department (ED) to evaluate for posterior circulation strokes in patients with dizziness, commonly with CT/CTA due to speed and availability. Although MRI offers more sensitive evaluation, it is less commonly used, in part due to slower turnaround times. We assess the potential for abbreviated MRI to improve reporting times and impact on length of stay (LOS) compared to conventional MRI (as well as CT/CTA) in the evaluation of acute dizziness.