The white coat and tie of a physician, the uniform of the profession, could possibly transmit infectious diseases, cautioned the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in specialized radiology physician billing and practice management services, will join ImagingBiz’s affiliate program in 2014 as an exclusive partner in the radiology billing and practice management category.

Patients are shopping around and calls for pricing transparency are growing louder throughout healthcare, including imaging.

New payment models in Medicare and Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will redefine the way that radiologists are paid, requiring them to demonstrate safe and efficient imaging, according to an article published online Jan. 21 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

The family of a man who died of a stroke following an MRI at a Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology center in Medford, N.Y., is suing the practice, claiming an accident at the center led to the stroke, according to a News 12 Long Island report.

Based on the ACR Jobs Board, there are twice as many people searching for radiology jobs as there are job postings, according to a study published online Jan. 13 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

The impact factor is commonly seen as a yardstick to compare the significance—and some would say quality—of a medical journal and the research contained within. But what is it really measuring?

Dose reduction is always a prominent topic in medical imaging, but this week’s top stories were especially dialed in on dose.