Did radiology turn a corner at the 100th meeting of RSNA? I think so.  For 10 years, imaging informaticists and PACS vendors have talked about the enterprise versus the departmental view, but this year it was in the booths and clearly in practice as many radiologists shared strategies for handling all of the imaging needs of the enterprise, including both DICOM and non-DICOM images (more about that next week).

RSNA, CHICAGO—Judging by the passion of the presenters, measuring quality in radiology is no mere academic pursuit. 

Twenty years after Roentgen made his “stunning discovery” of the x-ray, the first meeting of what would become the Radiological Society of North America was held in Chicago. “Some were still traveling with horse and carriage,” N. Reed Dunnick, MD, RSNA president, noted in his President’s Address to the 100th gathering on Nov. 30th in Chicago. The one thing that hasn’t changed since then, he added, is the radiologist’s desire to find a better way to do things. “Today’s standard of medical care would not have been possible without the discoveries and contributions of radiologists over the last 100 years,” he said.

According to Hermann Requardt, CEO of Siemens Healthcare at a briefing during the 100th Annual Meeting of the RSNA, "Healthcare is showing signs not of instability, but of transition. The US is feeling frustrated, according to health economists, that we don't get enough value from every dollar spent on healthcare in this country, compared with other countries that are spending less."

In the opening session of the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), current president, N. Reed Dunnick, MD presented Theodore S. Lawrence, MD. PhD., with the Outstanding Researcher Award, recognizing his significant contributions and long-term commitment to radiological research.

Representatives of five practice models—academic, private practice, multispecialty, employed and teleradiology—share thoughts on their relative strengths and weaknesses

The Seventh Annual Ranking of the 100 Largest Radiology Practices by FTE Radiologists.

To meet demands to cut costs in healthcare, administrators are reaching for the obvious—line item expenses on the profit-and-loss statement—with counterproductive results.