MedCity News February 22, 2024
Katie Adams

About 80% of all FDA-approved healthcare AI applications are related to radiology — but due to a massive workforce shortage, radiologists don’t have the time to explore, choose, validate and implement the tools available to them. Some providers are using a radiology AI marketplace called CARPL to address this problem, including Massachusetts General Hospital and University Hospitals.

Like many physician specialties, radiology is experiencing a labor shortage driven by burnout and an aging workforce. That is manifesting in various ways across the world — either as higher cost for reading images, long turnaround times for reporting, or simply a complete lack of services.

Amid this troubling dearth of workers, radiology departments are turning to AI tools to tackle burnout,...

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