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Commoditization Is Not Just Radiology's Problem

Commoditization threatens more than just radiology; health care, in general, is at risk, too.

Recent Content

Does Radiology Need a Little Blue Pill?

Douglas G. Burnette Jr., MD, CFP®
Blog | January 30, 2015 | Practice Management
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Radiologists can only do so much.

Referring Physicians Want Multimedia in Radiology Reports

Diagnostic Imaging Staff
News | January 30, 2015 | Practice Management, PACS and Informatics
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Radiology reports delivered with image- and data-embedded multimedia are preferred by referring physicians over text-only reports.

Head CT Not Always Necessary in ED

Diagnostic Imaging Staff
News | January 29, 2015 | CT
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Head CTs may not always be necessary for patients who present to the emergency department with complaints of dizziness or syncope.

Radiology Isn’t Alone In Commoditization

Whitney L.J. Howell
January 29, 2015 | Practice Management, Healthcare Reform, Reimbursement
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Radiology continues to be threatened by commoditization, but it’s also a threat looming for health care as a whole.

Report of Decreased Growth in ED Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Staff
News | January 28, 2015 | CT, Imaging Center, MRI
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Decreases in imaging growth and CT/MRI use in the ED can be achieved.

Why The PACS Workflow Isn’t Working

Liza Haar
January 28, 2015 | RSNA 2014, Imaging Center, Meaningful Use, PACS and Informatics, Practice Management
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In the conventional radiology workflow, there is a lot of data that radiologists aren’t seeing.

Targeted MR/US Biopsies Detect More High-Risk Prostate Cancer

Diagnostic Imaging Staff
News | January 27, 2015 | Interventional Radiology, MRI, Ultrasound
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Targeted biopsies using MRI and ultrasound detect more high-risk prostate cancer.

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Case Studies

Elbow Swelling After Trauma

Harpreet Singh, MD
Case Studies | January 27, 2015 | CT, Digital X-Ray, MRI, Molecular Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, PET CT
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Case History: 22-year-old patient presented with complaint of swelling of elbow for six months following trauma.

Difficulty Opening Mouth

Harpreet Singh, MD
Case Studies | January 20, 2015 | CT
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Case History: 10-year-old male child presents with six-month history of difficulty opening mouth.

Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Siddharth Thaker, MBBS
Nandini Bahri, MD
Ketan Rathod, MD
Case Studies | January 12, 2015 | CT, Contrast Agents, MRI
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Case History: 36-year-old Asian male presented with complaints of a first episode of generalized tonic-clonic convulsions

From Physicians Practice

What Is Your Patient's True Financial Responsibility?

P.J. Cloud-Moulds
Blog | January 31, 2015
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If your medical practice wants to get paid for services, do not accept financial responsibility for medical expenses that your patients incur.

Support for PAs Grows Among Patients, State Regulators

Stephen H. Hanson, PA-C
January 30, 2015
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Recent research indicates that PAs can improve the healthcare system, and recent policy changes help ensure that they have the opportunity to do so.

Three Questions Physicians Can Use to Dial Down Anxiety

Jeff Davidson
Blog | January 30, 2015
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Next time you are in a stressful situation, I recommend asking yourself these three important questions.

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