Eric Postal, MD, is a diagnostic radiologist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
The Not-So-Holy Grail of Equality
Are all radiologists equal?
Bellyachers of Different Flavors
How to deal with complainers.
Supply and Demand: Still a Dynamic Duo
Supply and demand play big roles in radiology.
The Four-Year-Itch
Why do we do everything in fours?
When Value Is Valueless
What if we paid for everything based on value?
A Word of Advice
When asking a radiologist for advice on how to better run a practice, listen to what they say.
All-inclusive
All-inclusive just doesn’t work in health care.
:) If U R Able 2 Reed My Report
Sometimes artificial intelligence is unintelligent.
On Being a Holiday Shut-in
Radiologists can see everything that they are missing when they work holidays.
Decisions, Decisions
In decision support for imaging studies, who calls the shots?
Pay No Attention To That Radiologist Behind The Curtain, Please
People don’t need to see the true representation of radiologists.
My Foot Is Getting Wet, I’m Pretty Sure It’s Not Raining
Increasingly soaring insurance premiums and even greater deductibles mean the bad news of health care reform is finally hitting home.
The Straight Talkers
It’s time for radiologists and other clinicians to be direct.
Mangle Your MR
Tips for sabotaging your MR studies.
Fawlty Radiology
When no one reads the words on a radiology report, a frequent occurrence.
A Purgatory of PACS
In a radiologist’s afterlife, let the punishment fit the crime.
Another Radiological Halloween
The scariest part of the middle-of-the-night call for a radiologist is the lack of efficiency.
Guru or Geek?
Radiologists can choose to be gurus or geeks.
The Orkan, Bizarro-world Bottomless Well of Radiology
Unlike other careers, radiologists receive the best rewards as their career begins, and then gradually lose them.
Begin At The End
There isn’t much radiologists can do about others invading their turf.
They Might Not Be Geniuses
How to play chess with the big wigs in your radiology group.
Missing the Point
Panic sets in when radiologists receive their peer-reviewed cases highlighting a miss.
The Pavlovian Radiologist
Radiologists have a Pavlovian response to a ringing phone.
No, I Won’t Tell You What’s Wrong
Are our clinical colleagues intentionally holding back relevant case history? I’d like to see what would happen if there were consequences for such information hoarding.
Augmentation
Sometimes a radiologist just needs to vent.
Birds of Another Radiological Feather
Birds and physicians are no different after all.
More Noctor Nonsense
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this radiologist was confronted with a lack of knowledge.
The Tungsten Sledgehammer
A letter to the radiologist dedicated to over-radiating patients.
Priceless? Worthless? Or Clueless?
In radiology, being clueless, like being ignorant, can be bliss.
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic…and Radiology
One can only hope that a grade school education is required to order an imaging study.