NYC Health CEO: 'We Could Replace a Great Deal of Radiologists with AI Right Now'

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Mitchell Katz, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals (America's largest public hospital system, serving 1M+ patients), told fellow hospital CEOs he is ready to push New York state to change regulations allowing AI to read medical images 'without a radiologist.' He cited breast cancer screening where AI handles first reads and radiologists double-check abnormals, producing 'major savings.' This is the most senior US healthcare executive to publicly advocate for AI radiology replacement.