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February 2017 Briefing – Radiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Colorectal Cancer Rates, Mortality Down in Americans Aged ≥50
Report suggests higher screening rates explain the positive trend
Physician Burnout Eroding Sense of Calling
Physicians who are completely burned out have lower odds of six validated aspects of sense of calling
Use of Appropriate Use Criteria for Imaging Set to Increase
Implementation of Protecting Access to Medicare Act will ensure physicians consult AUC
Strategies Suggested to Protect Practices From Hackers
Small practices are a target, especially as larger organizations improve their security
Both Detection, False-Positives Up With Digital Mammograms
Digital technology leads to increased abnormal interpretation and cancer detection rates
Adherence to Clinical Decision Support Ups Odds of Acute PE ID
Adherence to clinical decision support linked to odds of acute pulmonary embolism finding in ER
Depressed Psoriasis Patients at Higher Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis
Risk of psoriatic arthritis up 37 percent for psoriasis patients with depression
Supreme Court Rules Patient Safety Data Subject to Litigation
Supreme Court of Florida reversed District Court of Appeal decision protecting patient safety data
Supplemental MRI Improves Detection of Breast Cancer
MR imaging screening has high specificity and positive predictive value in average risk women
