Search Tag: Radiologists
Radiologists Eye More Active Role in Patient Care
2017 20 Jun
In line with the shift from a volume- to a value-based system, radiologists are keen to have a more active role in patient care, despite constraints of time and workload, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.Communication between patients and radiologists is a key element of patient-centred care, which focuses on the patient’s... Read more
Follow-up Imaging Less When Radiologists Read ED Ultrasounds
2017 28 May
Findings from a study presented at the American College of Radiology annual meeting show that the use of follow-up imaging is significantly less when initial emergency department ultrasound examinations are interpreted by a radiologist than a nonradiologist. Researchers used 5% Medicare data files to identify patients in the ED setting who underwent... Read more
Radiologists as Data Scientists of Medicine
2017 11 Apr
Emerging technologies – such as machine learning and data analytics – will provide enormous opportunities for radiologists to augment and improve the quality of care they provide to their patients, according to a report to appear in Journal of the American College of Radiology. The report urges radiologists to maintain an active role in guiding the... Read more
Teaching Communication Skills to Radiology Residents
2017 24 Jan
Communication skills are essential core competencies that have been associated with improved health outcomes and enhanced satisfaction with care. According to researchers, a communication skills workshop using the experiential learning approach was helpful in improving radiology residents' ability to communicate effectively and resolve conflict in the... Read more
RSNA16: Radiologists as Drivers of Value-Based Healthcare
2016 06 Dec
Radiologists can and should drive value-based healthcare, and they have a significant role to play in the path to transforming healthcare to a value basis, says Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, CEO of University of Utah Healthcare. Lee shared the University of Utah health system's journey towards value-based healthcare with delegates to the Radiological Society... Read more
RSNA16: Going to a Top Medical School May Not Lead to Patient Satisfaction
2016 29 Nov
Patient satisfaction with radiologists appears to improve when the physicians did not attend one of the top 50 medical schools, according to Luke Ginocchio, MD, who presented a study that analysed ratings of radiologists on the website RateMDs. Ginocchio acknowledged the study’s limitations but said this was a trend that was noticeable. Their study... Read more
Step Away from the Reading Room to Show Value
2016 21 Nov
In the era of value-based patient-centred healthcare, one way for radiologists to demonstrate value beyond radiology reporting is to take part in multidisciplinary tumour boards (MTBs), say Michele D, Lesslie and Jay R. Parikh, from the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, writing in Academic Radiology.... Read more
Patient-Centred Imaging
2016 06 Sep
Radiology has always been a field that is focused on imaging and equipment and the specific output of these tools. However, at the very heart of this specialty is the satisfaction of the patient in terms of the right test, shorter exam times, better diagnostic, reduced exposure to radiation and so on. There is no doubt that the science of imaging has... Read more
Radiologists Can Detect Breast Cancer in 'Blink of an Eye'
2016 30 Aug
A study conducted by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the University of York in the UK and MD Andersen Cancer Center in Texas tests the ability of experienced radiologists' to sense when a mammogram is abnormal. The paper is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.For the purpose of the investigation, visual attention... Read more