Real-time location systems (RTLSs) can be successfully installed in healthcare settings and can capture work flow behavior such as face, wait, and flow times, according to a study published online Nov. 25 by the American Journal of Managed Care. 

A doctor from Morris County, New Jersey has pleaded guilty to taking cash kickbacks from an Orange diagnostic testing facility in exchange for making referrals to the lab, reported The Star-Ledger on Dec. 18. 

The Excellence in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization Act (HR 3705), introduced by Reps. Erik Paulsen (R- Minn.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah), would require ordering physicians to consult evidence-based appropriateness criteria via electronic clinical decision support (CDS) tools when ordering advanced imaging studies.

Patient history and the physical have traditionally been the pillars of medical diagnosis, however, in modern day medicine, greater emphasis is being placed on early imaging, especially in the emergent setting.

The two dominant generations of practicing radiologists have similar workplace satisfaction and desired workplace characteristics, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

A little more than a week ago, the 2013 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) came to a close and the thousands of attendees who had flocked to Chicago migrated home, hopefully bringing valuable lessons back to their practices.

The value of emergency care delivery can be increased through the development of regionalized integrated networks of emergency care that capitalize on emerging changes in the health care system and meet time-sensitive patient needs, according to an article published in the December 2013 issue of Health Affairs. 

Institutions participating in the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Group Demonstration Project (PGDP) have not demonstrated a substantial reduction in imaging that could be directly attributed to the Affordable Care Organization (ACO), according to an article published online Dec. 13 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. However, the article also contends that incentive-based methodology seems to successfully increase compliance for measuring quality metrics.