Positive predictive value (PPV) is commonly overestimated and as a result, medical education must deliver the statistical skills needed to accurately incorporate the increasing diversity of diagnostic options into clinical care, according to a study published in the June issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.

Amid continuing scrutiny of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) has called for an investigation into potential misconduct at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., according to a report from the Augusta Chronicle.

Standardizing measures of imaging competency, uniform messaging and placing imaging education early in the curriculum are a few of the recommendations for medical student radiology education presented in an article published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The radiology community needs to play an active role in creating new data-driven analysis and innovation strategies for the betterment of image quality analysis, according to an article published online June 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

On-call radiologists may experience interruptions as frequently as every four minutes, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Normally this column highlights the top read stories of the week that was, but today, unfortunately, there is some sad news to relay. Last night, Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, former chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR), passed away due to a long illness. He was 71.

Best clinical practice to reduce the chance of litigation in breast imaging has been identified in an article published online June 2 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Patient-centered care is spreading. I’m sure most providers would say that patients have always been at the heart of what they do, but in practice, care has been physician-centered for quite some time. That’s starting to change.