Reston, VA (Sept. 7, 2016) — Radiologists and medical imaging business managers will gain practical management skills to align their business operations with new health care models at the ACR-RBMA Practice Leaders Forum.

A new study suggests that just because patients have been diagnosed with cancer, does not mean people will automatically make positive lifestyle changes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Is there a general consensus among U.S. specialists when it comes to abdominal and pelvic imaging of pregnant or potentially pregnant patients? Puneet Bhargava, MD, associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, and colleagues conducted a survey to find out, publishing their findings in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

It’s common practice by providers to get CT scans and perform procedures with every hint of disease in a patient, even if it doesn’t appear to be that serious. 

When patients report symptoms following an optical colonoscopy, radiologists often rely on CT to determine the problem. A recent analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology reviewed some of the complications that can be seen by CT. 

Putting an actual radiologist in charge of a radiology practice’s social media efforts—as opposed to, say, someone in marketing—is one way to significantly improve radiologist-patient engagement, according to a recent case study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

How one radiology practice increased volume by 25% without increasing billing staff costs

Munster Radiology Group is seeking help to strengthen its customer and patients billing services as it improves its patient experience.