By Cynthia E. Keen, AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writer

Image Gently, the international campaign to protect 21st century children from unnecessary radiation dose exposure, is practiced avidly in Finland. A network of PACS throughout the country helps make this possible, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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By Erin McCann, Associate Editor Healthcare IT news

Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic is notifying 17,300 patients of a data breach after it provided patient X-rays to a third-party vendor, which sold the films to an Ohio-based recycling company that harvested the silver from the X-rays. The orthopedic clinic contracted with the third-party vendor back in January to transfer old X-ray films into electronic format. Raleigh Ortho provided the vendor with the X-ray films, but the vendor never provided Raleigh Ortho with an electronic version of the films. Raleigh Ortho officials say they performed an investigation and, during the first week of March 2013, discovered that the clinic had been the victim of a scam. Raleigh Ortho believes the films were ultimately destroyed after they were harvested for silver.

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For at least a dozen years, radiology has played a cat-and-mouse game with the notion of assuming a more active role in determining which patients get imaging. Due to concerns about referring physicians, the mouse, to date, remains elusive. The ascent of value creation in health care, however, has radiology not just thinking about a gatekeeping role, but preparing to assume one.

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Diagnostic Imaging | Practice Management By Deborah Abrams Kaplan

Is your radiology practice’s case load growing, but your staffing level isn’t? You’re not alone. Due to a downward progression in reimbursement and imaging volume, and burgeoning technology capabilities, the market for radiologists is tight and practices are focused on staying lean and efficient. More…