Patient-centered care reading list
Patients are at the heart of radiologic care. In order to better serve their needs, radiologists at every stage of their career can benefit from our patient-centered care resources.
Selected from a wide array of sources, including scientific journals and consumer publications, these resources can help you gain insight into how other physicians practice patient-centered care and how you can build a patient-centered practice.
Explore all our resources below and share with your colleagues, staff and residents.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at RadiologyCares@rsna.org.
Scientific journals and publications
Radiologist-patient communication
Simulated learning helps radiologists understand communication is key
Slachta A. Radiology Business. July 9, 2018 Subscription may be required
Screening for Lung Cancer: Communicating With Patients
Green DB, et al. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2018 210:3, 497-502 Subscription may be required
Letting Patients Decide How to Receive Their Imaging Results: A Good Idea or a Dangerous Practice? Part 1: Point: Let Patients Decide How to Get Their Radiologists’ Reports
Borondy Kitts, Andrea. Journal of the American College of Radiology. October 2017; Volume 14, Issue 10: 1349-1350 Subscription may be required
Letting Patients Decide How to Receive Their Imaging Results; A Good Idea or a Dangerous Practice? Part 2: Counterpoint: Patients Should Not Have Unchaperoned Access to Radiology Reports
Konski, Andre A. Journal of the American College of Radiology. October 2017; Volume 14, Issue 10: 1351-1352 Subscription may be required
Maximizing Value Through Innovations in Radiologist-Driven Communications in Breast Imaging
Lee CI, Lee JM. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2017 209:5, 1001-1005 Subscription may be required
Radiologist-Patient Communication: Current Practices and Barriers to Communication in Breast Imaging
Aminololama-Shakeri, Shadi et al. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Volume 16, Issue 5, 709-716 Subscription may be required
Creating a patient-centered radiology practice through the establishment of a diagnostic radiology consultation clinic
Mangano MD, Bennett SE, Gunn AJ, Sahani DV, Choy G. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2015; 205(1): 95–99 Subscription may be required
Rethinking the role of the radiologist: enhancing visibility through both traditional and nontraditional reporting practices
Gunn AJ, Mangano MD, Choy G, Sahani DV. RadioGraphics. 2015; 35(2):416–423.
More Than an Order: The Radiologist-Patient Consultation Clinic Conundrum
Patel TY, et al. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Volume 0, Issue 0 Subscription may be required
Direct Interactive Public Education by Breast Radiologists About Screening Mammography: Impact on Anxiety and Empowerment
Lee, Jiyon et al. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Volume 13, Issue 11, R89-R97 Subscription may be required
Patient-centered care
Surveys of patient preferences and radiologic practice
Pahade J, et al. Radiology. Feb. 13, 2018; Vol. 287, No. 2.
Jennifer L. Kemp, Mary C. Mahoney, Vincent P. Mathews, Max Wintermark, Judy Yee, and Stephen D. Brown. Radiology. June 2017; Volume 285, Number 2: 601-608
Amornsiripanitch A, Mangano M, Niell BL. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2017 208:5, 1163-1170 Subscription may be required
Margolies LR, et al. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2019 212:1, 209-214 Subscription may be required
Boos J, et al. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2017 208:3, 577-584 Subscription may be required
Mityul MI, et al. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2018 210:1, 123-126 Subscription may be required