Facility Management

Dual-Energy CT's Impact in the Emergency Department; Mass Casualty Planning; Language Barriers to Mammography for Spanish-Only Speakers; Improving the Patient Experience for Mammography During the Pandemic

Researchers offer several tips to help imaging facilities maximize their cybersecurity.

Three tips to help you limit dose exposure and optimize imaging protocols.

Dr. Susan Cross from Barts Health NHS Trust discusses the experiences of her institution with multiple mass casualty events during the American Society of Emergency Radiology 2020 annual meeting.

It is time for facilities to push for greater interoperability and unified systems.

Invest wisely in a strong foundation to ensure continued innovation.

Delaying compliance with Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology interoperability rules can lead to fines.

The majority of these patients have had at least one emotionally or physically uncomfortable experience, according to a survey, but imaging facilities can use this feedback to improve their performance.

Breast imagers could be among the most highly burned out sub-specialists, but there are ways to reduce the work fatigue.

Rethinking CMR during COVID-19; Abdominal Imaging and COVID-19; Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19; African American and Lung Cancer Screening; Plus, African American Women and Disadvantages in Breast Cancer Screening

Providers from all care environments report some level of mental health impact during the pandemic.

Industry experts offer advice on specific steps radiology can take to bolster the understanding it adds value to clinical care.

Merger, valued at $885 million, will bring together two of the nation’s largest radiology groups.

A decision tree-based machine learning algorithm can help departments identify and contact patients at highest risk for skipping appointments.

Chest CT for COVID-19 Diagnosis; COVID-19 Neuroimaging Patterns; Radiologist COVID-19 Stress; Accelerated MRI NYU Langone Health and Facebook AI Partnership

Nationwide survey reveals most radiologists report high anxiety and stress levels, as well as challenges to coping.

Artificial intelligence equivalency in breast cancer screening; diffusion-weighted imaging and breast MRI; CT patterns for EVALI; Emergency Department and CT Scan Declines with COVID-19; and Thoracic Imaging Findings of MIS-C.

The dual-layer platform can identify malicious instructions from a host computer.

Past RBMA President Christie James, American College of Radiology Commission on Economics Chair Greg Nicola, M.D., and Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies President Melody Mulaik discuss the radiology revenue cycle management challenges and solutions of the pandemic.

CT and heart attack prediction; lagging outpatient imaging volume recovery; equivalent thoracic MRI performance with COVID-19 pneumonia; and CT colonography during COVID-19

Both radiology residents and attending providers make more interpretive mistakes during evening and overnight hours.

Anticipating where hackers might strike and determining how to prevent attacks can be critical.

Imaging volumes fell farther across most modalities in outpatient imaging centers and are taking longer to rebound.

Looking at the existing push for non-radiologists to interpret exams.

A recent study reveals referring providers do not always read requested second opinions.

Abbreviated MRI; Low-Field Cardiac MRI; Contrast-Enhanced Breast Imaging; Obesity and Alzheimer's; and Neuroimaging and COVID-19

Knowing what causes screening delays and how to safely assess risks can streamline your MR imaging.

Referring physicians will have until after 2021 to adopt appropriate use criteria and clinical decision support.

Support for continued teleradiology after the pandemic is strong, but some concerns exist.

From augmented reality to virtual reality to robotics to new procedural techniques – the future of interventional radiology is bright.