CHICAGO—Radiology must do more to push scientific inquiry and patient-centered care to position itself for the next 100 years, according to the presidential address delivered Nov. 30 by N. Reed Dunnick, MD, that kicked off the 2014 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

The 100th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the world’s premier forum for science, education and technology in radiology, is expected to attract more than 50,000 people from around the globe.

Advanced care practitioners are 34 percent more likely than a primary care physicians to prescribe an imaging exam, according to a study published Nov. 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Imaging Advantage, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based radiology services company, has acquired Dallas-based BRIT Systems.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Andy Dhokai has joined the organization’s Government Relations department. The addition of Dhokai will help to strengthen the trade association’s expertise in health policy and legislative advocacy.

A new crowdsharing site that discloses the true cost for patients of common, and expensive, procedures could pave the way for important dialogue between insurance providers, physicians and the customer/patient.

Radiology administrators have a lot on their minds these days. 

If you’re looking for pointers on how best to use social media for marketing your radiology practice, just go to your favorite search engine and key in the first three words of the headline above.