A majority of patients would like to be made aware of the risks associated with cancer screening, such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment, prior to screening, according to a research letter published online Oct. 21 by JAMA Internal Medicine.

Many physicians are failing to mention the costs of treatment, prescriptions, and diagnostic testing to patients, forcing them to face unavoidable healthcare bills after it’s too late, according to Peter A. Ubel, MD, of Duke University, and colleagues. The researchers argue that this regular occurrence must be overturned in their article, “Full Disclosure—Out-of-Pocket Costs as Side Effects,” published on Oct. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The 2013/2014 Consumer Choice Award winners for the top hospitals in the U.S. have been identified by the National Research Corporation.

Healthcare jobs will take a hit as reimbursement shifts, according to a Boston Business Journal report. The transformation in how care is paid for will create new jobs while eliminating others, placing many in danger of losing their employment. If the position increases quality and reduces costs, it will most likely be kept, according to the report.

Consensus-Oriented Group Review (COGR), a new model of radiology peer review, allows groups of radiologists to discuss current cases in a conference setting to reach consensus judgments about the appropriateness of the case under examination, according to an article published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

A radiology partnership is claiming in federal court that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, slated to begin enforcing penalties for Meaningful Use noncompliance in 2015, is “irrational” and should be declared unconstitutional, according to Courthouse News Service.

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Centerand Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine announce today that internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, Soon J. Park, MD, will join the two institutions October 14. Dr. Park will serve as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at UH Case Medical Center, Co-director of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Instituteand the Jay C. Ankeney Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at CWRU School of Medicine. The Case Western Reserve appointments are pending final approval from the university’s Board of Trustees.

Continuing its tradition and commitment to providing health care professionals with convenient mobile access to the information they need at the point of care, Epocrates, Inc., an athenahealth company (Nasdaq:ATHN), today unveiled the new Epocrates Provider Directory. Now, Epocrates members can quickly and easily identify other clinicians for consultations and patient referrals. Historically, Epocrates has built its brand on a one-to-one relationship with its members. With the Provider Directory, Epocrates is laying the foundation for its members to connect with each other.