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In 2025, the average turnaround from referral to scheduled imaging in U.S. hospitals stands at 5.4 days, nearly triple the ideal 48-hour benchmark recommended by clinical guidelines. More than 28 percent of outpatient imaging referrals experience delays exceeding 7 days due to manual clarifications ...

Diagnostic imaging influences approximately 70 percent of all medical decisions, yet a crisis is brewing beneath the surface of this critical healthcare specialty. Radiology, with 49 percent of survey respondents reporting burnout, was tied in the eighth position (with pediatrics) for medical ...

Every day, radiologists across the world face a sobering reality: the retrospective error rate among radiologic examinations is approximately 30 percent, with real-time errors in daily radiology practice averaging 3–5 percent. In large private hospitals, this translates to potential diagnostic ...

Radiologists touch nearly 80 percent of all patient care episodes, making their efficiency critical to hospital performance and patient outcomes. Yet as imaging volumes soar and staffing shortages persist, radiology departments worldwide grapple with mounting backlogs, rising costs, and clinician ...

The digital transformation of healthcare has reached a critical juncture, particularly in radiology departments where data volumes are exploding at an unprecedented rate. The global healthcare cloud computing market size was valued at USD 19.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 45.1 ...