Medicolegal challenges in radiology are broad and impact both radiologists and patients.
Radiologists may be affected directly by malpractice litigation or indirectly due to defensive …

The modern era has seen significant growth in the use of advanced imaging. During the
early 2000s, use of advanced imaging in the United States rose to historic highs (1-4). For …

Background Care gaps occur when radiology follow-up recommendations are poorly
communicated or not completed, resulting in missed or delayed diagnosis potentially …

Purpose To determine which, if any, patient-level factors were associated with differences in
completion of follow-up imaging recommendations at a tertiary academic medical center …

Communication failures are a documented cause of malpractice litigation against
radiologists. As imaging volumes have increased, and with them the number of findings …

Purpose Closed-loop imaging programs (CLIPs) are designed to ensure that patients
receive appropriate follow-up, but a review of incidental CT-detected breast findings in the …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate whether early direct patient notification in
addition to an existing multistage recommendation-tracking system (Backstop) increases …

The field of patient engagement in radiology is evolving and offers ample opportunities for
neuroradiologists to become involved. The patient journey can serve as a model that …

Affiliations: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (Ms Schofield) Emory University
School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.(Drs Makeeva, Davis, Kadom) Disclosures: None. follow-up …

The objective of this study is to implement an actionable incidental findings (AIFs)
communication workflow integrated into the electronic health record (EHR) using dictation …