Hospital-based practices deploy innovative marketing to ensure that their value is recognized by hospital and health system leaders

Many medical schools are understandably concerned over anecdotal evidence linking doctors-in-training with elevated rates of depression and suicide. Stanford University is eschewing worry in favor of action. 

The Pacific Northwest Research Institute, based in Seattle, has partnered with a German computational biology company to develop individualized cancer treatments.

The Society for Interventional Radiology wants to see new research, according to a statement released by the organization. 

Radiologists and other medical professionals often discuss cases on social media, but according to a recent article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, it is important to remember that those posts can potentially be accessed by anyone—including patients. 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed radiologist Nicholas Beckmann, MD, to an advisory board that will oversee technologists from throughout the state. Beckmann is one of two physicians on the nine-person board, which “establishes qualifications, standards of conduct and grounds for disciplinary actions” related to medical imaging. 

Three experienced members of the American College of Radiology (ACR) have been appointed to the CMS Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Episode Care Groups and Resource Use Measures Clinical Committee. The committee was created by CMS to provide input on details regarding the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. 

According to Linda Womack, CRA, MHA, executive director of medical imaging at John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, California, employees who feel engaged are more loyal, more energetic and much more willing to go above and beyond than those who are not engaged. She also said they take more pride in their work, which can directly lead to patients receiving better care.