Eric Trefelner, MD

“Could someone please help me?”

So what do you think about the new hospital?” “Well, if you had cut any more corners it would be a circle. A very small circle.”

I recently had an extraordinary experience: Both an x-ray technologist and a nurse called me wanting to stop studies that other doctors had ordered.

This is a men's imaging center and the décor is man cave. We bought most of the furniture at garage sales and have no debt to service.

I would like to call to order these hearings of the Senate Medicare Oversight Subcommittee's investigation into death panels.”

“Dr. Brown, the new computer order system won't accept your history of 'fever' for a pulmonary CTA on Mrs. Stern. You now have to have a reimbursable indication, like SOB, or chest pain.”

God I love this country! Where else can a company actually own the patent on two naturally occurring cancer genes?

Where else can a company actually own the patent on two naturally occurring cancer genes

Let's go around and introduceourselves and explain why we'rehere.

Your putt, Bob. You know,this is the best CME courseI've been to. I'm sorry it'sthe last day.

"Arrrgh!! Two hours onthis motor vehicle accidentcase with CTs ofthe head, face, chest, abdomen,pelvis, lower extremities, andcervical, thoracic, and lumbarspine for numerous injuries, andnow I find out the patient hasno insurance. He'll be in theICU-studied every day-formonths, and we won't get acent."

I would like to end this month's Utilization Review Committee meetingby once again addressing the radiology department's failure to rein in inappropriate studies and reports without proper clinical history.

Hi, Roger. How are things at Memorial Hospital? What are you in line for?

Is it time for your radiology group to consider binding arbitration agreements for your patients?

Dr. Zahi Hawass, we are so thrilled that, as Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, you have chosen our ultrahigh-tech CT scanner to look inside King Tut for new clues. Our CT tech Dave, just back from applications training, will be scanning Tut as our first 'patient.'

Jurors, even judges, brush facts aside and fall under spell of dubious experts

Specialty hospitals continue to narrow their focus in order to widen their margins

Scheduling radiology appointments online makes sense to all but the most sadistic

"Dr. Hart, I am sure you know that OctaMega Corporation expects an 18% return on its investment. By the end of this quarter, we will be at 17.9%. I can get to the required 18% if we allow one more professional group at this hospital to do its own studies. So . . ."

I have been approached by a friend to join him in starting a new outpatient imaging center. I just made partner in my current hospital-based group and this would unfortunately necessitate my leaving to do this, but I think a lot of the local docs would send cases to me. I have been thinking about this opportunity a lot lately because it sounds very attractive, but I just don't know what to do. What do you think?