Radiology Business spoke with Jessica Stafford, Board Chair of the Kentucky Society of Radiologic Technologists, who discussed the group’s legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of the radiologic science community.

According to New York News, well-known physician, Jerome Zwanger, MD, died April 29 at the age of 94.

American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) CEO and executive director Sal Martino has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), joining the ranks of the less than 1 percent who earn this distinction. 

To assess the trends of women in voluntary leadership roles in the American College of Radiology (ACR) from 2001 to 2015, researchers collected retrospective records from the organization's membership database.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has awarded the 2017 ASRT Award for Advocacy to The Kentucky Society of Radiologic Technologists Inc. and The New Hampshire Society of Radiologic Technologists, along with Patricia Willett, B.S., R.T.(R)(CT), and Brandy Cusson, R.T.(R). 

While radiology isn’t typically in the crosshairs of regulatory and investigative agencies, sloppy compliance practices could doom any imaging facility, according to a presentation at the Radiology Business Management Association’s 2017 PaRADigm meeting in Chicago.

Scott Hazelbaker, MS, director of radiology at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, revealed eight principles to creating a positive work environment at RBMA PaRADigm 2017 in Chicago.

Applications for a collaborative grant supporting radiologic technologist safety are now open, according to the ASRT Foundation and Toshiba Medical. Each year, the Safety FiRsT program awards two grants up to $7,000 since its inception in 2015.