Several of this weeks top stories describe glaring patient safety offenses. Patient safety can be, unfortunately, a second or third tier priority, and may take a back seat to budgets.

Growing up is a tough business. Safety is constantly on the radar; questions seem incessant; solutions can be elusive; and consistency appears improbable. But after 18 or so years, the end result more than justifies the inputs. The similarities between shepherding a toddler to teen years and beyond and managing an imaging modality from near universal utility to safe, targeted use are striking.

Women are interested in undergoing in screening mammography in a retail healthcare setting, according to a survey published in the October issue of Academic Radiology. Respondents cited proximity to home, free and convenient parking and more convenient operating hours as reasons for their preference for an alternate location.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced the recipient of its state advocacy award. Edward W. Marx was named the winner of the group's fourth annual award.

Intraluminal air in an obstructed appendix and presence of an intraluminal appendicolith in patients with acute appendicitis provide markers of perforated or necrotic appendicitis, according to a study published in the October issue of Academic Radiology.

Preventice, a developer of mobile health applications and remote monitoring systems, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its BodyGuardian remote monitoring system (RMS).

The Alliance for Nursing Informatics and American Nurses Association have been working with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to engage nurses to help patients get more involved in their health and healthcare by asking them to be more involved patients themselves.

Medicare beneficiaries who had more primary care physician (PCP) visits preceding a diagnosis of breast cancer had better outcomes, including greater use of mammography, reduced odds of late-stage diagnosis and lower breast cancer and overall mortality, according to a study published in the September/October issue of Annals of Family Medicine.