The influence of clinical decision support (CDS) systems in emergency departments (EDs) continues to grow, but what happens when physicians choose to override CDS recommendations? According to a recent study published in Radiology, the odds of an acute pulmonary embolism (PE) finding were much higher when providers followed CDS guidelines than when alerts were overridden. 

According to a new study published in the journal Radiology, participating in a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) makes mammography screening entities more likely to increase access to mammograms to more women, though other benefits were less clear and possibly nonexistent. 

Referring physicians and radiologists both see significant value in the use of image-rich radiology reports (IRRRs), according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Is it time for imaging leaders to make such reports the new standard? 

Emergency department (ED) care providers at all levels may lack knowledge about ionizing radiation exposure, according to an Emory University study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Providers struggled with ionizing versus non-ionizing modalities and discussing dose with patients, signifying an opportunity for radiologists to aid in closing these knowledge gaps. A questionnaire was sent out to a five-hospital system to assess ionizing radiation expertise among ED physicians, residents and mid-level providers such as nurse practitioners and physicians assistants.

A wearable device that senses electronic brain activity and diagnoses brain damage received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allowing BrainScope to market the product commercially.

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. 

Carestream will continue its five-year role as the U.S. government’s provider of digital imaging display systems. The company announced Sept. 28 it has won the Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (DIN-PACS IV). 

Since Wilhem Roentgen first discovered x-rays 121 years ago, the imaging industry has grown into one of the largest sectors in the healthcare industry—but access remains limited for the majority of the world's population. An extreme imaging shortage persists in under-developed parts of the world, brought on by a combination of unreliable equipment, lack of radiologists and/or the absence of a telemedicine program.