Reputable health information and medical advice is widespread on the internet. But, in spite of abundant material, patients are far from equipped to consume the complex literature, a team of Pennsylvania-based researchers has reported.

When it comes to ramping up on imaging clinical decision support, now is the time to assess your choices, set expectations, map out a plan and get the wheels of implementation turning. Imaging leaders need to play a key role in implementing CDS, educating ordering physicians and ensuring program success. 

The evidence points to ergonomically incorrect elements that can bring on or worsen aches and pains.

Many loyal referrers can be counted on to send a steady stream of patients your way, but that can change fast when signals get crossed or decision support turns testy. 

Insufficient breast positioning is commonly considered the No. 1 cause for technical failure in mammograms and can cause issues in both full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). With that in mind, a team of researchers spent more than three years on a quality improvement (QI) project to improve breast positioning at their facility, writing about the project’s impact in American Journal of Roentgenology.

Physicians are pursuing passion projects, or “side gigs,” outside of their day-to-day responsibilities more now than ever before. Some physicians stick to healthcare, working as a guest commentator or a guest speaker, while others jump into a completely different line of work, enjoying a break from the world they’ve been surrounded by for their entire adult lives.

West Feliciana Hospital (WFH) has been serving patients in the small town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, since 1970, but its imaging capabilities were limited for a long time. As a result, the hospital gained a bit of a reputation among referring physicians in the area—when in doubt, they would just avoid WFH altogether and send patients more than 30 miles away to Baton Rouge.

AHRA and Canon Medical Systems USA have announced the 10th annual Putting Patients First grant winners. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston received a $20,000 Integrated Delivery Network grant, and six other health systems received grants of up to $7,500.