Facility Management

CHICAGO - Radiology practices should establish a presence on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Here’s why.

Reimbursement concerns continue to plague medical imaging managers, according to the latest MICI report.

The powers that be often already know the ticking time bombs around us, but have decided they'd rather gamble and clean up the mess later.

CHICAGO - Keeping your patients, colleagues, and yourself safe in the radiology workplace means taking steps to improve communication, avoid injury, and manage potential risks.

CHICAGO - A root cause analysis can help prevent future mistakes, and isn’t just a way to place blame on clinicians. Here’s what radiologists need to know.

CHICAGO - Radiologists should be sincere and authentic in delivering news of mistake to patients and families. Here’s what to consider after a medical error.

CHICAGO - Making low-cost changes in lighting and adding a sound-masking system can improve radiologists’ performance and health.

CHICAGO - Structured reporting systems offer standardized ways to compile information from studies, but some worry they sanitize reporting too much.

Patient checklists are gaining popularity, and they are a no-brainer for radiologists to improve safety and efficiency. Look into them.

RSNA 2013’s theme is the Power of Partnership. We asked several radiology luminaries what that meant to them. Here’s what they said.

vRad’s patient care data promises massive scale objectivity. Is it of any use?

It's not just professional organizations costing us in dues and fees. There's a growing roster of entities eager to take pieces of us.

Saying "I just work here" isn't such a bad thing.

Research shows use of patient portals can increase patient understanding of their health conditions.

More practices are measuring radiologist productivity, but questions remain about how to evaluate providers well.

Sometimes good medicine means doing nothing at all. It can also be the most difficult thing to do.

Making changes in radiology can happen one step -- and one provider -- at a time.

With less than a year to ICD-10 implementation, many practices are still unprepared for the transition.

Cancer screening rates could go down if patients were made aware of the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Good leaders and bosses can use their own behaviors to encourage excellent employee performance.

Planning to retire from your radiology group? Here are six considerations for a graceful exit and secure financial future.

The MCAT writing sample can help prepare radiologists to successfully navigate -- and avoid -- medical malpractice pitfalls.

Practice Quality Improvement is an excellent ideal, but it can be difficult in practice.

With so many entities involved in healthcare, just who do radiologists work for?