Facility Management

Implementing a risk management program is an essential component to a successful imaging facility, according to experts at AHRA 2014.

The information you need to start a radiation dose safety program as presented at AHRA 2014.

Patients should be treated seriously, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some head-scratching moments in a radiologist’s day.

Birds and physicians are no different after all.

Difficult patients can get special treatment.

New rules state radiology residents are graduating as board-eligible instead of board-certified. What does it all mean?

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this radiologist was confronted with a lack of knowledge.

When medical errors are made, should radiologists admit fault?

Use of imaging studies in emergency departments rose significantly from 1993 to 2007, but then declined from 2007 to 2012.

When it comes to healthcare spending, salary cuts may not be the best approach.

A letter to the radiologist dedicated to over-radiating patients.

General practitioners in Australia are increasingly ordering imaging tests, with an increase of 45 percent over the past decade.

As growth of imaging utilization slows, radiologists worry about the effect on reimbursement.

High volume can make the imaging services sector vulnerable to revenue loss, check out these tips for improving revenue cycle management.

We've updated our must-have mobile app list for radiologists.

Consulting criteria for an imaging study may sound easy, but it requires a cultural change.

Mentors need to step in for what medical school doesn’t teach radiologists, like preparing for retirement.

In radiology, being clueless, like being ignorant, can be bliss.

If radiology groups aren’t using compliant CT scanners, they can expect to pay up.

Analysis of imaging performed immediately following the Boston Marathon bombings allowed researchers to improve the emergency response system.

Missing reimbursements for that CT or chest X-ray? Find out why.

One can only hope that a grade school education is required to order an imaging study.

The shift from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursements leaves many radiologists questioning, how will their value be measured?

For this 10 Questions series, we spoke with Vijay M. Rao, MD, FACR about her job and the future of radiology.

Uncomplicated headache without red flags does not usually require imaging for diagnosis.