Using a set of hospital-based cell phones, as opposed to pagers or hospital landlines, could improve communication, particularly between radiology and on-the-go physicians like neurologists, according to an article published online April 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Institutional examination-specific dose metrics could be misleading because the least-benefitted patients could disproportionately contribute toward “improved” averages, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

The perception of honorary authorship is substantially more frequent among those in Asia and Europe than North America, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.

Medicare code bundling of CT of the abdomen and pelvis results in a large reduction in reimbursements for imaging, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Earlier this month, the release of massive amounts of Medicare payment information jolted healthcare and spurred countless articles analyzing the payments being made to physicians.

Ashok Kumar Babaria, MD, a radiologist who owned and served as medical director of Orange Community MRI in northern New Jersey, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to return more than $2 million for his part in an illegal kickback scheme.

There is an overall scarcity of access to imaging services at critical access hospitals (CAH) throughout the U.S., according to a study published online April 26 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Reduced-dose CT protocols for renal colic are used infrequently in the U.S., demonstrating need for appropriate reduction in the dose index for these protocols to reduce patient exposure and lower risk for long-term malignancy, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.