In the second installment of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff continue to discuss nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in radiology. Richard Duszak, MD shares his perspective as a radiologist on how disruptive innovation has played a part in the increasing share of office-based NPP imaging interpretation.

Find the article-in-press here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00843-3/abstract

In the first episode of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff explore nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in the field of radiology. In this first episode, they interview Eric Christensen, PhD about his most recent article "Office-Based Diagnostic Imaging Interpreted by Nonphysician Practitioners: Characteristics, Recent Trends, and State Variation" to help get a lay of the land of the current state of NPPs and billing for office-based radiology services.

Find the article-in-press here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00843-3/abstract

In this episode, Maddi and Jeff discuss their thoughts on direct patient access to radiology reports in electronic medical records, and how radiologists may need to tailor their reports to the non-medical consumer for better comprehension.

Inspired by the systematic analysis performed by Mohammad Alarifi PhD, MS and co-authors entitled "Patient, Referring Physician, and Radiologist Opinions Over Time on Providing Access to Radiology Reports: A Systematic Review." Find the JACR article in the December issue here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00697-5/fulltext

Unlocking JACR Opportunities for Radiology Trainees: a Panel Discussion Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y0GsjJuv5Q