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From the archive

Summaries of pieces from 2020 to 2022, when CIVIE was Collaborative Imaging. Each links to the original in the radiology press.

• Diagnostic Imaging•Oct 13, 2020Why follow-up imaging recommendations go unanswered, and how to close the loopDhruv Chopra on research showing follow-up imaging for incidental findings depends on who gets the recommendation, and why lapses cause misses.
• Diagnostic Imaging•Aug 19, 2020Cybersecurity is now a core part of running a radiology practiceDhruv Chopra on why consolidation and remote reading made radiology a bigger target for hackers in 2020, and how practices can protect patient data.
• Diagnostic Imaging•Jul 22, 2020Three ways radiology practices can become more patient-friendlyDhruv Chopra on why radiology practices should invite patient input, keep communication open and plain, and treat transparency as the most important step.
• Diagnostic Imaging•Jun 16, 2020What analytics and reporting can do for a radiology practiceDhruv Chopra on why radiology lags other industries in using data, and how analytics can streamline operations and catch billing errors.
• Diagnostic Imaging•May 15, 2020Three revenue cycle strategies for radiology practices during COVID-19Dhruv Chopra's three ways for radiology practices to protect revenue early in the pandemic: claim scrubbing, closing billing gaps, planning the rebound.
• Diagnostic Imaging•Apr 22, 2020Why teleradiology kept radiologists reading through COVID-19In April 2020, Dhruv Chopra wrote that remote reading kept radiologists productive while limiting exposure, and would outlast the pandemic.
• Diagnostic Imaging•Feb 25, 2020Three ways radiologists can close the gap with referring physiciansDhruv Chopra's 2020 column on referrer communication: talk directly, standardize the process and use technology that routes critical findings.
• Imaging Technology News (ITN)•Jan 31, 2020The radiology technology trends Dhruv Chopra flagged for 2020In ITN, Dhruv Chopra pointed to hyperautomation, AI and machine learning, AI-driven workflow allocation and collaboration as the trends to watch in 2020.