With highly complex medical documents greatly mismatched with patient literacy levels, a team of researchers set out to test a simplified “grade vs. length” readability metric developed based on results from factor analysis of 10 readability metrics applied to more than 500,000 radiology reports.

A group of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital cut the incidence of delayed image delivery to PACS by two-thirds by using an automated system that alerted managers when the time-to-PACS (TTP) had exceeded a certain threshold. The internally developed web application—called Tempus Fugit—demonstrates the potency of targeted workflow intervention in an imaging department.

Advocates and lead researchers of Alzheimer’s disease published “Single Endpoint for New Drug Approvals for Alzheimer’s Disease,” urging the FDA to clarify and modernize its approach for approving new treatments.

Cloud data storage is getting really cheap—like storing-a-500-image-CT-study-for-50-cents cheap. The sheer economy of storing images online should make it standard, but a maze of regulation and expensive penalties make it difficult for imaging providers to navigate the issue, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

According to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) website, immediate past-president Richard L. Baron, MD, passed away suddenly May 4.

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found the use of advanced imaging in emergency departments (EDs) grew considerably over the past two decades, largely due to an aging population, crowded EDs and expanded indications for computed tomography (CT).

The USPSTF recommends against thyroid screening in asymptomatic adults, issuing guidance on a “D” rating (recommends against screening). 

The nation’s largest physician-led radiology practice completed its latest round of growth equity funding, raising $200 million earmarked for evidence-based clinical programs and expansion.