Eric Postal, MD

Today's healthcare system seems to push providers further toward multi-tasking, preventing them from focusing solely on their patients.

Rather than maintain my list of bad eggs, I've decided to focus on the good ones - the trustworthy, capable colleagues that go above and beyond.

From using the term "suboptimal" to working for the TSA to comparing experiences with other rads, here's a few random radiology musings for you.

Clinical history listed as "pain," no comparison studies provided, patient motion and suboptimal positioning limit diagnostic detail. Sound familiar?

Here's a cautionary tale about burning bridges in the small diagnostic imaging community.

Memo to radiology leadership: Got an employee with some great ideas? Here’s how to quash that initiative in favor of a “yes man.”

Is a radiologist with a ruler a radiologist in trouble? I don't think so, but perhaps we can cool it on all these measurements.

This is the tale of three young radiologists, Drs. Straw, Sticks, and Bricks, all nearing the end of their partnership tracks.

Prepared to scoff, a skeptical teleradiologist takes a closer look at the ACR's recent guidelines for teleradiology.

I'll likely never name a medical condition for the textbooks, so my best chance at contributing to radiological history would be with a colloquialism. Here are a few.

My stacks of unread radiology journals are growing taller and more numerous each month. But I can’t toss them and I don’t want to forgo the printed journals.

We strive for perfect, even as things don't perform as intended. This gets harder with the push for greater efficiency. One solution? Accept the imperfections.

One more readily accepts instruction from proven pros with the right expertise, but the delivery method of such sage advice impacts how it is received.

Radiologists are entering their profession with a new set of rules (subject to change) into which they had no input, yet for which they were footing the bill.

ACOs mean the healthcare team will have to manage care under a budget. Who, then, will be the gatekeeper? Will radiologists step up the challenge?

The harder you make it for others to read your radiology reports, the less readily they'll persevere to find fault with you. Here are some tips.

In radiology, it’s easy to feel frequently worried, depressed or enraged. But then there are the isles of sanity in my career that really provide good vibes.

Rather than pay docs fairly, we could create a monastic Physician Brotherhood, which would in turn receive goods and services for free.

When I hear these commonly said phrases so often, I am not overcome by respect for those speaking them. My internal dialog screams to the contrary.

More Saturday coverage and longer days - for nothing? No thanks. Newsflash: People don't like working, but will do it if you properly motivate them.

As a distance runner and a teleradiologist, I prefer the slow and steady accomplishment of the long haul.

The notion of a physician as genuine leader of a healthcare team has fallen into disrepute. And it's handy to have someone to blame.

Politicos with an agenda will wave the gorilla article and say radiologists need more oversight to ensure we don’t miss gorillas while they’re still treatable.

Radiology can be an isolating field. But as our dealings with others get less direct, communications can be misunderstood, unanswered, or lost.

Excessive cash flow? Full-functioning speech recognition? Here are some blog topic ideas that might not see the light of day.

Those oft-repeated stories about physicians that resonate well with people outside of and unfamiliar with still permeate conversations.

It’s time for another round of history and physical examination forms. Here are some more absurd forms that could be added to the absurdity.

What if grocery shopping was like health care, where volume, overhead, and equipment utilization was factored into the cost of food?

Most physicians have no input into the writing and rewriting of their rules. When the rule-changes don’t consult us, how locked into this game are we?