David Mendelson, MD, of Mount Sinai Hospital shares his experiences with the RSNA Image Share project, which gives patients primary control over their images.

Paul Chang, MD, explains how radiologists are using data analytics and business intelligence to improve efficiency and demonstrate their value in health care.

The RADIANCE Toolkit, an open-source program developed by Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, and colleagues allows facilities to create customized dosing tables and reports.

Jonathan Berlin, MD, clinical associate professor of radiology at the University of Chicago, discusses the common areas of communication break down between radiologists and ordering physicians, and technology's role in the solution.

Siemens and Dell are partnering to provide a cloud-based image archiving and sharing solution for radiology, which they are highlighting at HIMSS this week in Las Vegas.

ETIAM Corp. is introducing its turnkey system for communicating and managing images beyond the enterprise.

Dicom Systems recently introduced the ArcStore DICOM Archive VNA Version 2.0.

Carestream will showcase its expanded Vue for Cloud Services with mobile imaging data access from its Vue Motion viewer, and higher levels of encryption and security through the Intel Xeon processor E7 family.

Application developer Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) will unveil at HIMSS 2012 the latest versions of its smartphone apps aimed at unifying work lists and improving accessibility.

CHICAGO - A common area where radiology practices can get into fraud trouble is in taking too much discretion when interpreting the order from a referring physician, according to Richard Duszak, MD, FACR.

CHICAGO - If you make a mistake, should you tell the patient or does that open you up to a malpractice suit? The rules seem to be changing – a little – according to a malpractice and medical error panel discussion at RSNA 2011.

CHICAGO - Richard Morin, co-chair of the ACR Dose Index Registry Committee, interviewed at RSNA 2011, explains how radiologists can compare their dose practices with others, to give the metrics more meaning.

CHICAGO - In this interview, the CMIO at Southwest Diagnostic Imaging discusses the process his practice followed to qualify for meaningful use, where they stand now, and whether the work has been worth it.

CHICAGO - As the number of CT scans done in the US has climbed, so has the number of incidental findings - and the related malpractice risks for radiologists. Leonard Berlin, MD, in an interview on malpractice risk at RSNA 2011, says the right path isn't clear.

CHICAGO - Arl Van Moore, Jr., MD, in an interview at RSNA 2011, discusses what it takes to be successful in radiology.

CHICAGO - There’s too much misinformation circling about meaningful use, said Khan Siddiqui, speaking at RSNA 2011.

CHICAGO - Low-dose remained a top concern at RSNA 2011. James Brink, MD, co-chair of the Image Wisely Joint Task Force, announced that over 10,000 have taken the Image Wisely pledge. The effort to raise awareness asks radiologists to optimize the use of radiation when imaging patients.

CHICAGO - Emanuel Kanal, MD, FACR, boldly invited a plaintiff’s attorney to RSNA 2011. The intent? To let radiologists know how to protect themselves from malpractice suits.

If you don’t want radiology to become a commodity, just connect. That’s the advice Larry Muroff, MD, CEO and President of Imaging Consultants, Tampa, delivered at RSNA 2011.