Robert P. Frantz MD , James M. Milburn MD , Melissa M. Chen MD , Laxmaiah Manchikanti MD , Lauren P. Nicola MD , Joshua A. Hirsch MD
{"title":"Promises and Challenges of Medicare Advantage","authors":"Robert P. Frantz MD , James M. Milburn MD , Melissa M. Chen MD , Laxmaiah Manchikanti MD , Lauren P. Nicola MD , Joshua A. Hirsch MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Medicare Part C, better known as Medicare Advantage, is a federal program that allows Americans eligible for Medicare to obtain health care coverage through private insurers. For beneficiaries, there may be a number of potential benefits associated with Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare, but in recent years the program has come under scrutiny due to concerns about cost, quality, and transparency. In this article, we will review a brief history of Medicare and Medicare Advantage as well as address the advantages and concerns regarding Medicare Advantage and why this is important for radiology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 5","pages":"Pages 849-855"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145531017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabella Andrea Bolaños Bermúdez MD, Laura Manuela Olarte Bermúdez MD, Yuri Muñoz Gómez MD, Juan Sebastian Rodriguez Sazipa MD
{"title":"Comment on “Communicating Diagnostic Certainty in Radiology Reports”","authors":"Isabella Andrea Bolaños Bermúdez MD, Laura Manuela Olarte Bermúdez MD, Yuri Muñoz Gómez MD, Juan Sebastian Rodriguez Sazipa MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 5","pages":"Page 751"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145589499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standardizing the Standard of Care: The Blue Ribbon Panel on Fluoroscopy Safety’s Vision for Fluoroscopy Safety Across Medicine","authors":"Javad R. Azadi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 5","pages":"Pages 790-792"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146095001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TOC","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1546-1440(26)00100-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1546-1440(26)00100-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Pages A1-A6"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147620706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasound’s Sustainability Paradox: It’s Not the Ultrasound Machine","authors":"Gabrielle Dickerson BS , Barton F. Lane MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Pages 532-533"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145745972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging, HaiThuy N. Nguyen MD , Sherwin S. Chan MD, PhD , Brandon P. Brown MD, MA , Brooks D. Cash MD , Scott R. Dorfman MD , Jason D. Fraser MD , Morgan P. McBee MD , Helen R. Nadel MD , Anh-Vu H. Ngo MD , Emily S. Orscheln MD , Hannibal Person MD , Emily Rose MD , Elizabeth J. Snyder MD , George S. Wu MD , Ramesh S. Iyer MD, MBA
{"title":"ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Abdominal Pain-Child","authors":"Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging, HaiThuy N. Nguyen MD , Sherwin S. Chan MD, PhD , Brandon P. Brown MD, MA , Brooks D. Cash MD , Scott R. Dorfman MD , Jason D. Fraser MD , Morgan P. McBee MD , Helen R. Nadel MD , Anh-Vu H. Ngo MD , Emily S. Orscheln MD , Hannibal Person MD , Emily Rose MD , Elizabeth J. Snyder MD , George S. Wu MD , Ramesh S. Iyer MD, MBA","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The range of pathology that can produce abdominal pain in children not only is broad, but can vary with age. Due to the wide differential and the inability for a child to clearly identify and describe the nature of their abdominal pain, diagnostic imaging is often needed. Various clinical scenarios are discussed for a child presenting with acute abdominal pain. Initial imaging studies that are usually appropriate or may be appropriate (based on the best available evidence or expert consensus) for suspected constipation, intussusception, small bowel obstruction without history of surgery, surgical complications, and necrotizing enterocolitis are discussed.</div><div>The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Pages 700-714"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146215152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elliot K. Fishman MD, Steven P. Rowe MD, PhD, Connor W. Smith BS
{"title":"The Role of Leadership in Quiet Quitting","authors":"Elliot K. Fishman MD, Steven P. Rowe MD, PhD, Connor W. Smith BS","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Page 485"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145228255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ajay Malhotra MD, MMM , Keervani Kandala MS , Dheeman Futela MBBS , Raj Moily MBBS, PhD, MBA , Seyedmehdi Payabvash MD , Dhairya A. Lakhani MD , Marco Colasurdo MD , Dheeraj Gandhi MD
{"title":"Potential Impact of Change in H-1B Visas on Radiology Practice","authors":"Ajay Malhotra MD, MMM , Keervani Kandala MS , Dheeman Futela MBBS , Raj Moily MBBS, PhD, MBA , Seyedmehdi Payabvash MD , Dhairya A. Lakhani MD , Marco Colasurdo MD , Dheeraj Gandhi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.10.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Pages 620-622"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145310248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Staging and Disease Monitoring of Rectal Cancer","authors":"Jayden Lee BS, BA , Sharon L. D’Souza MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Page 750"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on “Repeat Imaging Rates for Office-Based Imaging Studies Interpreted by Nonphysician Practitioners Compared With Radiologists”","authors":"Xuezheng Zhu MBBS, Daquan Liao MBBS, Shiye Huang MBBS, Ziye Zhuang MBBS","doi":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.10.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacr.2025.10.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49044,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American College of Radiology","volume":"23 4","pages":"Pages 488-489"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145433082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}