It’s understandable that hospital systems might balk before setting up ordering providers with order-entry clinical decision support (CDS) tools that, in theory, stand to drive imaging referrals outside the system. After all, referrers have been known to get around CDS recommendations they don’t like by simply sending patients elsewhere. 

Health systems have been asked to keep track of thousands of different healthcare metrics over the years. It can be difficult, time-consuming work, and it’s certainly not cheap. But according to a research article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology by Michael J. Pentecost, MD, of Magellan Health, some work has been done to relieve this pressure. 

A couple in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against a radiology practice and an individual radiologist for overlooking a brain tumor in CT scans.

Following the American Board of Radiology’s May 18 announcement that it is working to replace the existing maintenance of certification (MOC) rule—by which board-certified radiologists must take an exam every 10 years or forfeit their certification—the organization has posted a helpful FAQ page.

It’s a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem: There are more PhD students training for careers in neuroscience research than academic institutions can possibly employ. 

Only 5 percent of terminally ill cancer patients reported having a complete understanding of their prognosis in a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Registration has opened for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)’s 58th Annual Meeting, featuring scientific and educational presentations on radiation oncology clinical trials and research and special keynote addresses.

Three months ago Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) introduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2016. On May 18 a bipartisan companion bill rolled out of the offices of Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.). If passed, the measures would allow registered radiologist assistants to, essentially, become the PAs of radiology—with their services reimbursed accordingly.