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One doc's take on why PHRs speed secure data exchange
Personal health records represent a faster, more patient-friendly method for health information exchange than actual HIE solutions, according to David Mendelson (pictured), a professor of radiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
Radiologist shares insights for practicing patient-centered care
In a recent interview with Diagnostic Imaging , Mary Mahoney, M.D., a professor of radiology and vice chair of research at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the chair of the Radiology Society of North America's task force on Radiology Cares, shares several suggestions for practicing patient-centered care.
Image sharing can reduce repeat scans, facilitate second opinions
The growth of image sharing services such Image Share can help informed patients avoid duplicative or repeat scans, as well as facilitate their ability to quickly get second opinions.
Radiology departments increase reliance on dashboard technology
Academic radiology departments increasingly are relying on dashboard technology to track all the data they have to deal with on a daily basis.
Radiologist: Story telling has value for medical imaging, health technology
In an interview with FierceMedicalImaging , Richard Gunderman, professor and vice chairman of the department of radiology at Indiana University, talks about the importance of story telling in medical imaging and healthcare.
'Anti-imaging bias' haunts radiology industry
In a session at the recent session at the recent Radiological Society of North America annual conference in Chicago, University of Virginia-based radiologist Bruce Hillman said he said that an "anti-imaging bias" continues to loom over the industry. But that trend can be reversed with the right kind of innovation, he told FierceMedicalImaging in an exclusive interview.
Radiologists can't afford to be invisible to patients
Whether deserved or not, radiology has the reputation of a specialty that's practiced in the dark, out of sight from patients. Now, however, it appears that radiology may be a little too invisible.
How--and why--radiologists must talk to patients
In order to prepare radiologists to deal with this new challenge, Stephen Brown, M.D., of Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston, along with colleagues at the Institute for Professionalism & Ethical Practice, have developed the Program to Enhance Relational and Communication Skills for Radiologists.
GAO report the latest shot fired in imaging self-referral war
The Government Accountability Office report on imaging self-referral released last week has created quite a stir. Among its findings was that in 2010, providers who self-referred made more than 400,000 more referrals for advanced imaging (at a cost to Medicare of more than $100 million) than they would have if they weren't self-referring.
Obesity epidemic problematic for radiologists, prosperous for device makers
While the U.S. obesity epidemic--which is spiraling rapidly out of control according to a new report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation--is presenting challenges to radiology departments, it's also creating business opportunities for medical imaging manufacturers.
