Imaging faces ongoing measures aimed at reining in utilization. Smart practices have tapped into a variety of strategies to boost appropriate use.

One unintended consequence of digital imaging is the de-personalization of patients. 

Citing misleading information about clinical outcomes topped the list of the social media no-no’s most likely to spur investigation by a state medical board in the U.S., according to a study published Jan. 14 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new guidance for physicians related to the Meaningful Use program, including information about the significant hardship exception option for certain radiologists.

As imaging utilization slows, finding a way to incentivize performance rather than volume becomes ever more imperative for the field of radiology, according to a panel discussion published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

National health spending increased 3.9 percent in 2011, the same rate of growth as 2009 and 2010, creating a period of historically low growth in aggregate health spending, according to an article published in the January issue of Health Affairs.

The U.S. market for diagnostic imaging equipment servicing will remain largely flat, with a slow growth rate of half a percent per year expected through 2017, according to a report from Millennium Research Group (MRG).

A comprehensive cost-effectiveness analysis for localized prostate cancer revealed small differences in patient outcomes and large differences in payer and patient costs across various prostate cancer treatment options, according to a study published online Dec. 28, 2012, in British Journal of Urology International.