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Should quality measures help determine a physician's pay?

Most Americans say they would undergo radiologic imaging - and pay more - to receive a diagnosis, even if no cure or treatment was available.

The ACR’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute recently examined future healthcare payment models. CEO Richard Duszak explains.

Radiologists who communicate well with patients before and after breast biopsies can help lower patient anxiety levels.

Sharing data across health information exchanges does not result in significant cost savings despite some reductions in test ordering.

Prepared to scoff, a skeptical teleradiologist takes a closer look at the ACR's recent guidelines for teleradiology.

CMS should establish minimum standards and oversight for accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging services, a recommendation hailed by industry groups.

Radiology may be seen as an ancillary service, but the radiologist’s role in image interpretation should be more valued to avoid commoditization.

Diagnostic radiology exams are less expensive when performed by radiologists in private offices. Study author David Levin, MD, explains the cost differences among locations.

IT experts, who will be presenting at the SIIM annual meeting, offer advice on how radiology practices can survive EMR implementation.

I'll likely never name a medical condition for the textbooks, so my best chance at contributing to radiological history would be with a colloquialism. Here are a few.

ACR’s teleradiology guide tackles privacy, credentialing, and other elements to help establish best practices for the burgeoning field.

What do you think of the maintenance of certification requirements? A common-sense effort to drive quality, or an unproven and costly burden?

Why are so few female medical school graduates choosing radiology? And how can the specialty be more supportive for its female practitioners?

VIDEO: Julia Fielding, MD, of the ACR Commission for Women, discusses how women can build relationships and advance their careers.

We strive for perfect, even as things don't perform as intended. This gets harder with the push for greater efficiency. One solution? Accept the imperfections.

I was once a young radiologist, eager to learn all there was to learn about my craft. Today, I'm in a different season of my life.

One more readily accepts instruction from proven pros with the right expertise, but the delivery method of such sage advice impacts how it is received.

Hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use, according to a recent JAMA commentary. What do you think?

VIDEO: Reimbursement for CT colonography has been a complicated path, but radiologists shouldn’t wait to pursue local coverage and set up a screening program, said Perry Pickhardt, MD.

CMS cut MRI joint codes by 30 percent, thanks to three policy changes, and more cuts are expected. Here’s how the cuts are affecting practices.

Hospitals in New Jersey and Maine were recognized by the American College of Radiology for excellence in multiple professional, technological and policy areas.

Radiology practices’ case loads are growing, but staffing levels are staying stagnant. How is your group adjusting to the staffing squeeze?

Is your radiology practice’s case load growing, but your staffing level isn’t? Here’s how to leverage manpower and technology in lean times.