Like every year, the “American Society of Radiologic Technologists” has recently published its annual survey reports in “ASRT Enrollment Snapshot”. This report has offered some analysis of the enrollment trends in the domains of radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, and radiology programs for the year 2021. Survey Questionnaire Design All the 961 directors of the programs […]
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The Stakeholders Must Act To Reduce Low Value Imaging And Other Services Now
Low-value care has always been a matter of concern for the healthcare industry. The latest “Choosing Wisely” campaign has unearthed the fact that imaging and a few more tests can offer scope for reducing the same. However, proper action, and not mere words will decide the fate of low-value care in the medical care domain. […]
Standard Radiography Techniques are more reliable than MRI for specific spine imaging as per a lately conducted research
Astounding advancements in medical science and technology have been facilitating physicians to diagnose and treat complex disorders more conveniently. With the advent of a wide variety of cutting-edge medical equipment, identification and treatment of a medical condition can be performed quickly and effectively. However, as per a recently conducted research study, conventional radiography is better […]
Imaging is not responsible for Increased Medicare Expenses Between 2009 and 2019
Imaging is not the contributing factor for the increased Medicare expenses between 2009 and 2019, despite contrary claims, according to the latest analysis that was published in September 2021. Total healthcare expenditures in the USA hit $3.8 trillion in 2019, representing a four times rise in the share of the sector’s GDP (gross domestic product) […]
Exhaustion and Burnout in Healthcare is Common among Physicians and Other Professionals
Most of the studies looking at job satisfaction and burnout in the healthcare industry are focused on physicians only. However, the latest findings as published in the JAMA Network Open examined such feelings, as well as others, among nonphysician workers in the healthcare industry too, such as nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists. The […]
General Radiologists Are More Important than Ever; They Are Not Extinct
Early-career radiologists have turned down subspecialized practice, and the practice continues. As a result, it leaves a gap in both skills and knowledge that proves detrimental to patients as well as fellow patients. Fellow and resident training programs have developed towards a sub-specialization to maintain a pace with this growing demand. While the trend leads […]
Top 7 Priorities that Radiology Positioned Uniquely for Successful Health Initiatives of Population
America’s healthcare expenses continue to rise, and yet there are consistent lags in the outcomes compared to other nations. Several population healthcare initiatives promised to ensure optimized care with improvement in patient health. Radiologists are also in a distinctive position, leading this charge. This is the theory of the best imaging experts across the nation […]
5 Ways Radiologists Could Use Their Creative Thinking Abilities to Interpret Exams
Medicine is not just a scientific field but also driven by logic. Creative thinking could open up innovative avenues for diagnostics to help radiologists become top-quality physicians, debated authors in a newly published perspective. Just like Covid-19, or the novel coronavirus, forced brilliant minds to adapt to this new disease quickly, imaging providers could use […]
Functional MRI, the New Alternative to Brain Imaging, May Change the Scene of Neuroimaging Forever
According to some doctors based in California, an advanced technique for brain imaging may eventually replace functional MRI and change the scene of neuroimaging permanently. Physicians from the USC Keck School of Medicine in alliance with researchers from the California Institute of Technology created detailed images of the brain with the help of functional photoacoustic […]
7 Things to Know About Young Radiologists Setting Up to Climate Change
The covid-19 pandemic has compelled the radiology departments to adopt a few new practices, such as remote reporting, staff redeployment, and Covid-care related services. However, there is a problem on this horizon that the young radiologists must address – climate change. Peter J. MacMahon and Bryan W.Buckley, holding Master in the Department of Radiology of […]