Comments on: Mammogram accuracy and computers http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/mammogram-accuracy-and-computers.html medical blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:37:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DDx:dx http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/mammogram-accuracy-and-computers.html/comment-page-1#comment-73657 DDx:dx Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/mammogram-accuracy-and-computers.html#comment-73657 Our local small town radiologists adopted this technology about 5 years ago and I saw the false positive rate go up.I tried to get them to measure the outcomes, study the numbers on our population but there was no time, no money, no interest, and besides, the deep pocket hospital bought the software for the overpaid radiologists...No Incentive to IMPROVE.<br/>http://poemd.blogspot.com/2007/03/quality.html<br/><br/>So now we have a large enough study to show the limited marginal benefit...Ah, Progress...The news instead is full of Breast MRI advice....More false positives...And we can't teach statistics in Jr Hi...But most physicians haven't a grasp.... Our local small town radiologists adopted this technology about 5 years ago and I saw the false positive rate go up.I tried to get them to measure the outcomes, study the numbers on our population but there was no time, no money, no interest, and besides, the deep pocket hospital bought the software for the overpaid radiologists…No Incentive to IMPROVE.
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So now we have a large enough study to show the limited marginal benefit…Ah, Progress…The news instead is full of Breast MRI advice….More false positives…And we can’t teach statistics in Jr Hi…But most physicians haven’t a grasp….

]]> By: NoAcuteDistress http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/04/mammogram-accuracy-and-computers.html/comment-page-1#comment-73652 NoAcuteDistress Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/04/mammogram-accuracy-and-computers.html#comment-73652 I can't wait for the commentary by Dr. Nancy Snyderman. I can’t wait for the commentary by Dr. Nancy Snyderman.

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