Radiology Business November 25, 2024
Artificial intelligence—billed as a way to relieve burnout among busy radiologists—may actually be contributing to it, according to research published Friday in JAMA Network Open [1].
The problem is particularly pronounced among members of the specialty who already have a high workload or are skeptical of AI. Chinese researchers made these determinations after fielding a survey of 6,726 radiologists over a seven-month period ending in May.
“These results underscore the need to reassess the role of AI technology in mitigating radiologist burnout,” Hui Liu, PhD, with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and co-authors wrote Nov. 22. “Balancing AI use with an appropriate radiology workforce and maintaining psychological acceptance of AI technology in...