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False-Positives and Other Downsides to Screening Mammography
Two recent MedPageToday articles highlight the drawbacks of screening mammography: One study shows that it saves fewer lives than many previously thought, while another looks at the prevalence of false-positives in yearly screening.
A Cautionary Tale
of Telemedicine
An MSNBC report expounds on the dangerous—and even fatal—consequences that can occur when teleradiologists and patients’ other physicians don’t communicate sufficiently.
Is U.S. Healthcare Too Aggressive?
In addition to the increased costs that can come from aggressive treatments, a New York Times piece notes that patients often fail to recognize the potential harms of undergoing too many tests and procedures. |
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 What is my job going to look like in the coming years?
The answer to that question interests almost everyone. As someone who started working in the newspaper business in the 1980s, I’ve seen upheaval in an industry. Many radiologists have a similar uneasy feeling as radiology practice evolves. Teleradiology is altering that evolution. Imaging certainly isn’t going away, but it is changing—which can be daunting if you’re caught in the middle of it.
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Teleradiology Spurs Evolution of Radiology Practice
By Jim Knaub
Teleradiology is helping reshape radiology practice. Most practices utilize telerad service for some portion of their night or weekend call and, perhaps, some subspecialty reads. How radiology groups are changing—in size, teleradiology use, imaging centers they operate, the number of facilities they serve, etc—may greatly impact how radiologists’ jobs will change.
Radiology Today looked at a list of 35 U.S.-based telerad companies that were operating back in 2006. Of those 35, we found 31 that were clearly still in business. Four had merged with or were acquired by other companies, and there were four new companies on a list we accessed recently. There was also one company formed after 2006 that was subsequently acquired by another before this year.
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Coming This Month: A Special Digital Supplement
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Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Breast imagers are still sorting out the most effective use for DBT and where it fits into their screening and diagnostic imaging regimen. Read more »
Flexible Scheduling
A different approach to maximizing imaging center productivity focuses on administrative and clinical operations. Read more »
7 Ways to Improve Customer Service
Providing quality service to both patients and referrers may be the most important component to a successful imaging organization. Read more »
Meaningful Use Planning for Radiologists
Starting in 2015, penalties will be assessed if meaningful use under the current law is not shown. Read more »
On the Case
Check out our original case study department, edited by radiologist Rahul V. Pawar, MD, DABR. Read more »
Also, you can check out the entire issue in the Radiology Today digital edition. |
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