JACR "Best of 2011" Award Articles
The Editorial Board of JACR annually recognizes 4 articles, one for each of the journal's 4 areas of interest, with a special citation. The wining articles for 2011 were selected by committees of the Editorial Board members headed by the associate editor for each content area. Selection criteria included importance to the specialty and lucidity of presentation. The lead author of each article will receive a certificate and an honorarium of $1,000. The “Best of 2011"JACR articles are as follows:
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Kristie M. Guite, MD, J. Louis Hinshaw, MD, Frank N. Ranallo, PhD, Mary J. Lindstrom, PhD, Fred T. Lee Jr, MD. Ionizing Radiation in Abdominal CT: Unindicated Multiphase Scans Are an Important Source of Medically Unnecessary Exposure. J Am Coll Radiol 2011;8:756-761.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Jonathan Breslau, MD, Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA. A Radiologist's Primer on Accountable Care Organizations. J Am Coll Radiol 2011;8:164-168.
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY
David W. Lee, PhD, James V. Rawson, MD, Sally W. Wade, MPH. Radiology Benefit Managers: Cost Saving or Cost Shifting? J Am Coll Radiol 2011;8:393-401.
EDUCATION
Arun C. Nachiappan, MD, David M. Wynne, MD, David P. Katz, MD, Marc H. Willis, DO, Stewart C. Bushong, ScD. A Proposed Medical Physics Curriculum: Preparing for the 2013 ABR Examination. J Am Coll Radiol 2011;8:53-57.
