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Q&A: Practice of Overdiagnosing Breast Cancer
A recent NEJM article focused on the growing rates and implications of overdiagnosis in breast cancer.
Capture Real-time Patient Experience Feedback in Imaging
With reimbursement tied to patient experience, imaging practices are innovating their patient surveys.
Is Cardiac PET Finally Finding New Avenues for Growth?
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 2016 shows the cardiac PET value chain still faces more headwinds than tailwinds.
Compliance in Radiology
The importance of understanding compliance in radiology, from AHRA 2016.
AI and Natural Language Processing Helps Assess Breast Cancer Risk
Using artificial intelligence to review mammographic findings may increase efficiency in assessing breast cancer risk.
MR-Guided Care May Reduce Unnecessary Angiograms
Cardiovascular MR-guided care may reduce the number of unnecessary angiograms performed on patients with angina pectoris.
Rad Techs Turn to Industry: A Growing Trend
Radiologic technologists are increasingly leaving practice and going to work for vendors.
The Rising Acceptance of Teleradiology
It has its haters, but is teleradiology the future?
Developing Just Culture in the Radiology Department
A culture of patient safety and fewer medical errors.
Clinical Asset Management: HTM Teams as Strategic Partners
Health care technology management teams can help administrators manage imaging.
Can Big Data Think Outside The Box?
Technology can help big data think outside the box in radiology.
Is Radiology Part of the Physician Shortage?
Radiology’s place in the physician shortage.
7 Tips for Getting Better Data from Referring Physicians
How radiology practices can get better data.
Has the Time Come for Shared-Risk Contracting in Imaging IT?
SIIM16 helped uncover significant baby steps towards outcomes-based purchasing.
Radiology’s Role in Determining Medical Necessity
Is an NJ case that deemed radiologists liable for determining medical necessity just the beginning?
Deconstructed PACS: 12 Tidbits on Hype, Reality, Caveats, Prospects
SIIM 2016 provides a reality check on the deconstructed deployment model for PACS
What Radiology Practices Need to Know About Decision Support
No decision support, no payment for radiologists.
Presenteeism in the Radiology Department
Dealing with employees that come to work sick.
Radiology and Surgery: Progress in Coming Together
Radiology and surgery speak the same language at CARS 2016.
PQRS for Radiology
[VIDEO] What radiology practices need to know about PQRS, explained by Michael Bohl at RBMA 2016.
7 Tips for Patient-Centered Care
Tips for patient-centered care in radiology, from SIIM 2016.
What Administrators Want Radiologists to Know
Working together to strengthen the radiologist-administrator relationship.
Q&A: Automated Breast US Screening for Dense Tissue
Improved detection of breast cancer with automated breast ultrasound, according to study.
Informatics and Patient Outcomes in Radiology
How informatics and inform and improve patient outcomes in radiology, from ACR 2016.
Patients Are Viewing Their Radiology Reports
Patients who have access to their online radiology reports are viewing them.
Cost Differences in CTA, Functional Diagnostic Testing for CAD
Costs of CTA versus functional diagnostic testing for suspected coronary artery disease.
Nonphysician Providers and Patient-Centered Radiology
Radiology practices look to nonphysician providers to increase value.
Tips for a Successful Enterprise Imaging Strategy
[VIDEO] CHICAGO-Among other challenges, enterprise imaging forces different groups to work together, according to Jef Williams of Ascendian Healthcare Consulting.
3D Printing: Proceed with Caution
3D printing has a promising future in radiology, if we take our time and manage expectations.
Groups, Hospitals Enlist AI for Radiology
Radiology groups explore how artificial intelligence can improve their workflow.