Chicago watched its beloved Cubbies win the World Series earlier this month, and now the city welcomes the imaging industry for another exciting week of breaking news, fascinating presentations and state-of-the-art medical technology. What a fun November for the Windy City! With another RSNA officially underway at McCormick Place, what are you looking forward to the most this year? For me, it all boils down to one thing: the people. 

Radiologists have a unique ability to affect public health by virtue of their central role in preventative medicine, primarily through cancer screening. As the care paradigm moves from volume to value, radiologists can improve screening through direct patient engagement and coordination with health providers, write Farouk Dako, MD, and colleagues.

Montreal, Canada – October 25, 2016 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in enterprise workflow and medical image archiving solutions​, ​today announced the appointment of Christian Bazinet as Chief Operating Officer, and Michel Desgagné as Chief Customer Officer.

Journalism, public relations, and marketing: Today’s specialists are expected to do it all

Radiology groups must develop a thorough succession plan to ensure a smooth transition from one leader to the next, according to a recent analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The focus of many radiology departments, dedicated practices and imaging centers is—as one might hope—their patients. But without a successful business strategy, those departments may not survive another day to treat these individuals. A paper in the Journal of the American College of Radiology examined some marketing options that could help make up part of that good business strategy. 

Michigan State University (MSU) has named Christopher H. Contag, PhD, the first director of its new Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering. He will also be the chair of the school’s new department of biomedical engineering. 

Nathan Hall, MD, a member of the Ohio State University (OSU) department of radiology from 2006 to 2014, has reached a $100,000 settlement after accusing the department’s leadership of age discrimination and harassment. Hall was 41 at the time of the alleged discrimination.