Facility Management

If this is the new normal, maybe future radiologists won’t feel the stress of declining reimbursement and oppressive liability. They won’t know any different.

Many radiology practices are finding the majority of audits are improper and the multiple government audit programs lack coordination.

Audits, especially by Medicare, seem to be increasing, frustrating many radiologists. Here’s your primer on audits and how to handle them.

VIDEO: Peter Moskowitz, MD, of the Center for Professional and Personal Renewal, offers radiologists suggestions for finding balance and avoiding burnout.

Primary care physicians prefer to deliver radiology results to their patients, and they feel obligated to follow recommendations in the reports.

Those oft-repeated stories about physicians that resonate well with people outside of and unfamiliar with still permeate conversations.

Researchers found displaying costs of the imaging tests didn’t change ordering habits. But should there be cost transparency for radiology exams?

VIDEO: Ordering habits for imaging exams don’t change when cost is displayed. Daniel Brotman, MD, discusses why imaging seems to be a “different animal.”

Radiology professionals must be properly trained on the risks of contrast agents - and the best way to communicate that to patients. Here’s some guidance.

The American Medical Isotope Production Act was signed and CMS added payments for non-highly enriched uranium isotopes. Here’s what it all means for imaging.

Radiologists used certain contrast agents despite a lack of reimbursement, impacting CT adoption. Here’s what that means for emerging technologies and health policy.

Vendors are debuting a next generation of patient portals that may reduce costs, increase patient satisfaction and eliminate duplicate imaging.

Participants who complete levels I-IV at ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute will be awarded credits toward an MBA from Babson College.

Most radiologists aren’t meeting CMS’ Physician Quality Reporting System requirements. But bonuses will soon turn to penalties. Overcome your objections with this guide.

Medical device manufacturers have clearly stated their opposition to the new sales tax. But practicing radiologists should also be concerned.

To avoid patient identification errors with biopsy results, some radiology practices are using a system to track and match samples for added security.

Teleradiologists perform better when they focus on images sent from fewer hospitals rather than reading for a larger number of facilities.

Legislation passed to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” cuts reimbursement to certain medical imaging services and retains the medical device excise tax.