Face of Radiology Campaign

Comparative Effectiveness Research in Radiology

“…Advocates for patient-centered radiology (15) would see this as an opportunity for radiologists to take a more active role in patient care and to educate patients about their options. This would be consistent with the American College of Radiology's Face of Radiology campaign (16).…”

Physician Rating Websites: Do Radiologists Have an Online Presence?

“…How would patients rate a radiologist they had never met? Given that a recent poll revealed that only 48% of Americans realize that radiologists are licensed physicians [11], how might they rate a practitioner who they did not know was a doctor? This lack of knowledge, coupled with the prospect of payment systems being influenced by patient ratings, could adversely affect physicians that have no online presence, or a negative one.…”

Adding Value as Young Radiologists: Challenges and Opportunities, Part 1

“…A telephone survey of patients performed in 2008 by the ACR revealed that fewer than half of the 1,000 responders acknowledged that radiologists are trained physicians [28]. One way to bridge this awareness gap between patients and radiologists is to have radiologists communicate test results to patients.…”