After 45 years at Jamestown Regional Medical Center in North Dakota, radiology manager Diane Nelson is retiring at the end of April. 

More and more millennials—most commonly referred to as individuals born between 1980 and 2000—are completing their training and officially entering the radiology workforce. It’s an exciting time for those men and women, proof that their years of dedication and hard work have truly paid off ... but the influx of young workers also has resulted in elevating frustration levels across radiology groups throughout the country. 

Alan J. Heideman, MD, has been recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the medical field. 

Radiology Business Journal’s annual Radiology 100 survey is now officially live. Don’t miss this opportunity to see where your private practice ranks compared to other practices across the country. 

Of all the problems besetting the health status of the U.S. population, the raging opioid epidemic might be the most maddening. In many ways, it’s a self-inflicted wound. A lot of people have a legitimate need for pharmacological relief from physical pain. But how did we get from, “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” to 259 million opioid prescriptions—more than enough to give every American adult his or her own supply? The answer is that greedy drug companies, harried doctors, opportunistic street operators and, yes, intemperate patients have all played a part.

Learn the step-by-step process of building a personal brand by listening to this session recorded at the 2016 Radiology Leadership Summit. Speakers include James Brink, MD, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mark Carr, MBA, managing partner at South Street Strategy Group and an adjunct lecturer at Babson College. 

The United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Oklahoma recently issued a release in which a Oklahoma hospital, administrator and physicians have agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims for medical services provided to Medicare patients.

Vienna, April 03, 2017 (ESR) – Ukraine has become the latest country to benefit from the ESR Support Initiative, with various actions planned to boost educational opportunities for imaging professionals and trainees in the country, sponsored by the European Society of Radiology (ESR), for a period of one year, starting in March 2017.