Quality

The focus of quality improvement in healthcare is to bolster performance and processes related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Leaders in this space also ensure the proper selection of imaging exams and procedures, and monitor the safety of services, among other duties. Reimbursement programs such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) utilize financial incentives to improve quality. This also includes setting and maintaining care quality initiatives, such as the requirements set by the Joint Commission.

Personal Branding for Radiologists: Is It Necessary to Get Ahead?

In this new age of social media and physician scrutiny, the mes­sage is coming through loud and cloud to a growing number of radiol­ogists: define your brand before it de­fines you.

Global Medical Radiation Detection Market Analysis & Trends 2017 - Industry Forecast to 2025

The "Global Medical Radiation Detection Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. 

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Is social media a viable method to share health policy info?

The power of social media has been accredited to reducing knowledge gaps, building communities, contributing to social movements and connecting individuals personally and professionally. But the online networking tools may be lacking in disseminating additional information that is vital to public knowledge.   

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Increase in definitive language in rad reports benefits clinicians

A study recently published by Journal of the American College of Radiology reveals promise through a trend of increased definitive reporting, while also calling for further education and training in reporting for radiologists.

Florida rad center closes, holds patient medical records hostage

A Radiology Express in Deerfield Beach, Florida, abruptly closed earlier this month, leaving patients without their medical records and other personal imaging information.  

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Deep learning proves effective in spotting liver masses in CT

The consternation of radiologists about the impact of artificial intelligence is real—but so are the benefits of machine learning. Recent research showed that deep learning with a convolutional neural network (CNN) was successful in differentiating liver masses in CT.

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How one university is recruiting more medical students to radiology

In a recent article published by JACR, University of Mississippi radiology faculty explained that the seemingly never-ending challenges in recruitment include the lack of competition once present in radiology, waning interest in the field and fewer students choosing radiology as their specialty every academic year.  

How much online information about radiation exposure is accurate?

Approximately one-third of the information available online about CT radiation exposure is not completely accurate, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.