A medical-imaging company that sells mostly refurbished equipment—along with parts and services—out of the small town of Holt, Mich., has gotten a nice writeup in an affiliate outlet of USA Today.

Confused by recent payment model reform? At RSNA 2016, three practicing radiologists are scheduled to deliver a presentation all about the evolving financial landscape of medical imaging.

A dispute over poor patients’ access to radiology has been percolating in Connecticut since spring 2015, when the state’s general assembly voted to slash Medicaid payments to interpreting rads 42.5 percent. A recent review of claims filed in the wake of the cut has done little to settle the row. 

When healthcare spending varies widely from one geographical region to another, including for pricey procedures like imaging exams, which variable is more to blame—provider choices or patient preferences? 

If a picture paints a thousand words, perhaps a number paints a thousand pictures. Before you begin pondering the profundity of that possibility, consider some numbers that will fill out the picture you have in your mind of RSNA 2016 as you get ready to go. 

Many have noted that radiology has been in something of a funk ever since PACS started computerizing the field en masse, but few have described the situation with more dramatic impact than Robert Wachter, MD.

A state senator in Colorado has taken to the online pages of a local news outlet to tell voters what she’s planning to focus on for the 2017 legislative session. It turns out healthcare is on her mind and medical imaging is in her sights. 

If the curricula effectively incorporate hands-on experience with quality instruction and team integration, radiology subinternships can be an effective means of prompting medical students to choose radiology for their final-year clinical elective.