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Board Certification Brouhaha: Rads Cry Foul Over ABR’s Ways and Means

At the American College of Radiology’s 2019 meeting last May, speaker after speaker stepped up to the open microphone in the ballroom of a Washington, D.C., hotel to vent their displeasure with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and its maintenance of certification (MOC) program.

COVID or Not, Big Money is Buying Radiology Practices. Should Yours Be Selling?

Ahead of print in Radiology Business Journal: As private medical practices continue feeling the squeeze of consolidation across U.S. healthcare, many radiology groups are considering acquisition offers from physician practice management companies (PPMCs).

AI entered the arena, clocked radiology—and the fight is still on

A funny thing happened on the way to the printer with this issue of RBJ. In an email exchange, a radiologist who’d spoken with one of our reporters let me know he had more to say on the combustible subject about which he’d been interviewed.

‘We Will Be the Amazon of Radiology’

A midsize private practice blooms where planted.

RBMA 2020 PaRADigm Keynoter Dr. McGinty Is Bullish on Radiology’s Future

"There’s so much to be excited about going forward," she told Radiology Business Journal Editor Dave Pearson in an exclusive interview.

From Exam Room to Private Office: Meet 5 Techs Who Completed the Climb

We sought out a handful of radiology executives, directors and managers who started out as radiologic technologists. They share their stories, talk about radiology’s present challenges and offer tips for today’s techs hoping to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology.

Hello AI, Goodbye Radiology as We Know It

A machine able to interpret diagnostic imaging studies better than radiologists has long been foreseen, yet its arrival comes almost as a surprise. We have underestimated the potential of AI to perform the kinds of work we do.

Wait. Will AI Replace Radiologists After All?

Despite authoritative voices reassuring radiologists that artificial intelligence will never seriously cull their workforce, speculation to the contrary continues. In fact, some of the prognosticators most certain about likely job losses are radiologists themselves.

Beyond Busting Burnout: Lessons on Radiologist Wellbeing from Positive Psychology

Many radiologists are functioning well by most standards but are nowhere near their potential level of fulfillment. So how can we reach our highest potential by applying positive psychology?

Terms of Patient Engagement: Insights From Practices Pursuing Stronger Relationships with Patients Across 4 Care Settings

Insights from radiology practices and departments working hard to build better relationships with the people who matter most.

Promotion in Motion: Under Pressure to Behave More Like a Business Than Ever Before, Radiology Gets on Board with Modern Marketing

There’s nothing wrong with strategically courting attention. Besides, marketing is a means of informing—and that’s an activity that provides real value to patients and referrers.

Politically Energized With Places to Go: 5 Advocacy Hot Buttons for Radiology

Between 2003 and 2016, radiologists gave more than $16 million to political bodies. Here are some causes worthy of every rad’s support, regardless of party affiliation.

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Radiologist who botched multiple cosmetic procedures calls license revocation 'unfair' in appeals case

The physician's attorneys say that he is being "over punished" for his actions.

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Female radiology residents are 31 times more likely to experience discrimination than men

"Everyone in charge at our institution thinks the female residents are 'whiny.' We are told to keep our heads down and not cause problems."