Scott Erven, associate director at the global consulting firm Protiviti, and Mark Collao, security consultant for security company Neohapsis, gave a presentation last month at DerbyCon 5.0 in Louisville, Ky., about the security of computer systems and medical devices in the U.S. Erven spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the situation, sharing his insight along with some tips for keeping computer systems and medical devices as secure as possible.   

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and 38 other healthcare networks and supporting organizations have been chosen to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, a $685 million federal investment designed to improve the quality of care in U.S. healthcare. 

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report last week about reducing diagnostic errors in healthcare. Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, associate professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, worked on the report as a member of the Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care. He spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com to discuss the report’s findings.

When ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute honored Leonard Berlin, MD, with a 2015 Leadership Luminary Award this past August, some may have assumed Berlin was getting ready to take a bow and move on toward retirement.

The Medicare Pioneer accountable care organization (ACO) program has the ability to modestly reduce low-value services, including imaging-related services, according to a recent study published by JAMA Internal Medicine. 

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report this week about limiting diagnostic errors in healthcare, and the American College of Radiology (ACR) has shared its support of the report’s findings. 

The healthcare industry is increasing its focus on outcome-based quality metrics, but radiology continues to rely on structural metrics, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

To thrive in today’s healthcare industry, radiologists are often looking for ways to set themselves apart and showcare their value to patient care. According to Tina Rudisill and Gail Schwartz of TRG Marketing Works in York, Penn., the best way to stand out is to “woo” your patients, impressing them with both the quality of your service and an overall positive experience.