STUDY OBJECTIVE Hydronephrosis is readily visible on ultrasonography and is a strong predictor of ureteral stones, but ultrasonography is a user-dependent technology and the test characteristics of clinician-performed ultrasonography for hydronephrosis are incompletely characterized, as is the effect of ultrasound fellowship training on predictive accuracy. We seek to determine the test charact...

The majority of the treatments for epilepsy are anticonvulsant drugs. These medications include carbamazepine, diazepam, ethosucimide, gabapentin, levetiracetam, phenobartital, phenytoin, etc. Early identification of epilepsy non-responders allows prompt switching to an alternative therapy, as well as saving significant time and money and increasing patient and physician satisfaction. Clinician...

Abstract This paper sets out an account of trust in AI as a relationship between clinicians, applications, and practitioners which is given discretionary authority over medical questions by clinicians. Compared to other accounts recent literature, this more adequately explains the normative commitments created when inviting clinicians’ AI. To avoid committing applications themselves, I sketch r...

Physician supply and demand for the period extending to 2020 were assessed from three perspectives: physician utilization in group- and staff-model health maintenance organizations, physician distribution, and the future supply of nonphysician clinicians. The national norm for physician demand in 1993 was estimated to be 205 per 100,000 population. Demand is projected to increase 18% by 2020, b...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Over the past several years, decreased demand for and increased supply of imaging services has increased competition among outpatient imaging centers in the United States. This study hypothesizes that using a radiology sales representative and neuroradiologist as a team in marketing and sales will increase imaging referrals in outpatient imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS F...

Billing and insurance-related functions have been reported to consume 14 percent of medical group revenue, but little is known about the costs associated with performing specific activities. We conducted semistructured interviews, observed work flows, analyzed department budgets, and surveyed clinicians to evaluate these activities at a large multispecialty medical group. We identified 0.67 non...