by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Social media in medicine is here to stay. The banter centered on social media’s “emergence” and “potential” have been largely replaced by discussions dissecting best-practices and real use-case scenarios from practices that have successfully implemented social media...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
If you were to design the ideal patient portal that also included diagnostic imaging, it would make sense to convene a group of stakeholders — patients, caregivers, and referring physicians and radiologists — to determine what features each group would...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Lung cancer can be deadly, so early detection and treatment are important. When a patient is at risk for lung cancer due to her age and history of smoking, she and her physician have to make important decisions about how and when to screen for lung cancer. Low-dose...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
People usually don’t have courses in school on empathy: how to be compassionate towards each other. There are some professions, however, where empathy is part of the formal learning process — with health care professionals leading the way, learning how to listen...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
In a first, a special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) explores radiology patient engagement from the patient perspective. Original articles provide valuable insights to help radiologists make the care they provide more...
by Nanette Mattox | Feb 14, 2017
Before I got involved with the American College of Radiology (ACR), the only radiologist I knew well became a radiologist so he didn’t have to speak with patients. In my own considerable imaging experiences as a patient, I don’t think I ever talked with a radiologist....
