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@my44 I am so sorry that happened to you! I am grateful that test results now almost immediately have to be put in my electronic chart. I too had a caring nurse. She saved Christmas and my sanity. She made a call to radiology. I make scan appointments three months in advance- reading them should be on someone’s workplan for that day or the next. Better pay for radiologist would help with the shortage. AI may have potential.
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Thanks, @verena
You're so right about getting results almost immedately in our electronic charts. Back when I had the lumpectomy, there were no electronic charts. They didn't come into use until the early 2000's.
I'm glad to hear that you had a caring nurse, too. I don't think nurses get as much credit as they should for all that they do. Most are very caring and compassionate and have great bedside manners. And some go above and beyond the call of duty.
With how much our healthcare system has expanded, they do need to find a way to resolve all of these shortages, some of which cause us to have to wait months to be seen or to get scheduled for scans...even when conditions are serious and need immediate attention. Better pay would definitely help. As far as AI, I also think there's potential...to a point. It's not infallible, and I think that there would be some instances when human eyes, cognition, experience, and intuition would be needed to better interpret data. Best wishes for 2025...with reduced anxiety for all of us.