Medical students at the military’s largest medical residency program in the country were instructed to cheat on the certification tests with the American Board of Radiology for about the past decade, according to an investigative report aired Friday on CNN.

As a macroeconomic phenomenon, commoditization is fairly characteristic of a maturing marketplace—two words that describe radiology in the United States perfectly. As the industry has matured, through increased competition and more deleterious economic pressures, radiology practices have increasingly found themselves competing on price alone,

If one were to chart trends in physician employment over the past 15 years, the result would closely resemble the recent wild swings seen in the stock market: significant peaks followed abruptly by equally sharp declines, according to Kevin McDonough, CFA, a senior manager for VMG Health (Dallas, Texas).

As part of a growing trend toward giving increasingly savvy patients greater control over their health care, radiologists are taking a more active role in patient-centered care, tailoring their practices to meet consumer needs. Putting the patient first might seem obvious or intuitive, but the idea has not always been at the forefront of the

Paul Chang, MD, professor and vice chair of radiology informatics and medical director of enterprise imaging for the University of Chicago, believes radiology practices must evolve to survive—and that the path forward is to become more collaborative with clinical partners, survive on fewer reimbursement dollars, improve workflow, and enhance

My column last month, on accountable-care organizations (ACOs) and the same-old, same-old business model, generated some interesting responses. One, in particular, got me thinking about the evolution of radiology and where the profession finds itself today, relative to the quickly changing integrated-delivery models being discussed nationally. A

A consolidation this week by one of the larger radiology practices in North Carolina represents a benefit to patient care, says Worth Saunders, CEO of Greensboro Radiology, which plans to acquire the eight-member High Point Radiological Services.

Toshiba America Medical, based in Tustin, California, has named Donald Fowler its new president.