Improving workflow is a top priority—but be sure that amid the rush, patients aren’t left behind.

A practice-based taxonomy for radiotherapy errors developed in Canada has shown the potential to be able to improve communication and aid in quality improvement efforts.

A malpractice claim against Charleston, W.Va., anesthesiologist Timothy Deer, MD, stemming from a fatal MRI exam in 2012 has been dismissed in Fayette County Circuit Court, according to The West Virginia Record.

On Friday, Nov. 8, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will join more than 100 medical societies in 57 countries around the world in celebrating the second annual International Day of Radiology (IDoR).

Zotec Partners, the industry leader in specialized radiology physician billing and practice management services, announces it is a new affiliate of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and will drive educational outreach initiatives for  “Leading Radiology into the Future,” a national campaign of the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).

The National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA) has adopted initiatives to lower radiation dose exposure by publishing NEMA XR 28-2013 Supplemental Requirements for User Information and System Function Related to Dose in CT. 

The disparate system architecture existing in most radiology departments today has resulted from the addition of multiple, dedicated workstations and mini-PACS to the environment without adequate integration into the workflow.
 

One in six physicians in a national survey did not know whether pay-for-performance was incorporated into their compensation, according to a research letter published Oct. 14 by JAMA Internal Medicine.