SPOTLIGHT -
The Tightrope-Walk of Radiology Coverage
Too many rads or too much work? A balance can be hard to find.
Is It Time to Leave Your Current Radiology Gig?
The jobs are out there and the recruiters are calling. Should you take the chance?
The Art of the Consent
Radiologists are in a perfect position to be the most skilled at consulting patients during the informed-consent process
Answer Me! …or, Y’Know What? Don’t.
An unanswered query can often tell you all you need to know.
Give Us This Day, Our Daily ICU Portable
Because no one is paying attention to them anyway, are all these diagnostic tests really necessary?
No, Scanning Isn't Just Pushing a Button
Better communication with patients will result in better scans.
How Will Today’s Clinically Focused Training Paradigms Shape Tomorrow’s Radiology Workforce?
The number of approved Interventional Radiology residency positions continues to increase every year, and the match rate for positions was 100 percent in 2018.
Those Angry Radiologists
Complaints are often clues on how to improve patient care-if only someone would listen.
Those Numbers You Were Going to Crunch Might Be a Little Soggy
Even the best calculator struggles with the reality of a radiology career.
And Another Thing...
Addendum requests are rarely worth fighting.
Size Matters
Is it really so bad to have some of one’s impressions outsizing one’s findings?
Are You Seeing Tasks Through to Completion?
If more people followed through, we'd all spend less time following-up.
Another Momentous Discovery in the World of Patient Care
In our healthcare system, there isn’t a great sense of freedom of choice.
A Moment of Appreciation
Is the body more like art or a malfunctioning toilet?
That Doesn’t Help
Reasonable expectations are far from universally gratified in radiology.
Not Quite Striving for Perfection
Spelling-and anatomy-count when it comes to quality medicine.
When Experience Overrules Expertise
Experts who lack experience with a specific problem aren’t always right.
5 Habits of Successful Leaders
How to demonstrate to others that you are worthy of their trust and confidence.
Find the Right People to Help You Succeed
Keep a mental list of people who can help you, and then strive to be the go-to person for everyone else.
Lessons Learned from a Failed Business Venture
A small investment of time and money is where hope begins.
You Have Some "Splainin" to Do
How much detail needed for a report depends on the situation.
Too Much to Look At?
Is 2,000 images too many to avoid a malpractice suit?
The Value of Incidental Findings
When is a little thing a big deal?
My Harshest Critic
Seeking perfection requires examining past shortcomings.
Radiology is Primed for Social Media
Radiology, where the majority of cases are image and technology based, is ready-made for a significant social media presence.
Five Steps Away from Paradise…and Misery
It's only five steps from workplace drudgery to paradise. Unfortunately, it's also only five steps back.
No, The Clothes Don't Make The Rad
Are dress-code rules really necessary?
Calling Things Normal Without Looking
Look more closely.
Don’t Keep Telling Me About the Carrot
Words are less important than actions.
The Yawning Chasm Between Safety and Defensibility
Medical malpractice woes in radiology.
