Diagnostic Imaging | When I tell people I’m a physician, I feel like I’m at risk. Everybody has a medical question or a family member who needs help. I’ve gone from being enthralled by these conversations as an eager medical student to becoming concerned about...
Diagnostic Imaging | You think your reports are great, but the clinicians you give them to might disagree. Are your words clear and understandable? Are the interpretations better by a radiologist or a specialist? Does the radiologist notice things the referring physician would have missed? Those...
Diagnostic Imaging | There’s a lot of talk about how online records can give doctors a more complete picture of a patient’s condition within a hospital or medical system, while reducing duplicate testing. But what happens when a patient is transferred to another facility? Importing...
The Detroit News | Gov. Rick Snyder today signed "I'm sorry" legislation that will give Michigan health care providers greater protection to apologize for medical errors, without an "I'm sorry" comment being used against them in a lawsuit. Michigan joins 35 other states and the District...
ImagingBiz | Successful integration of CDs into PACS has the potential to reduce the number of imaging studies performed in hospital emergency departments, according to a two-part study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and published in the May issue of Radiology. Approximately 2.2...