Last month, peripatetic CEO Joseph J. McDonough returned to imaging after a 5-year hiatus, this time as CEO of Soteria Imaging Services, Louisville, Ky, with a mandate to grow. His last imaging stint was as CEO of International Radiology Group/American Imaging Management, Dallas, Texas, and since then he has served as CEO of home health care

And they definitely do not do “admin”.

Does an incentive plan designed for an academic practice have applications in private practice? More specifically, can outpatient-focused radiology practices find something of value in an incentive plan that assigns points to various behaviors in addition to RVUs? An article by Edward Bluth, MD, chairman of radiology at Ochsner Clinic, in the May

The mantra for practice management in the post-DRA era is data management, and everyone knows how much data a radiology practice can produce. From the multitude of bills (service points) to the vast number of customers—not to mention the deluge of clinical data—radiology practices need tools. Commissure offers tools that assist in three domains:

The Gores Group, LLC, came out of left field to snap up HealthSouth Corporation’s entire portfolio of 54 imaging centers with a $47.5 million offer. A private equity firm with holdings in telecommunications, business services, and manufacturing, Gores’ HealthSouth acquisition represents a new platform for the company, soon to be one of the industry

Was it just a few years ago that potential to reduce exposure was one of the benefits touted for adoption of multi-slice CT?  Then, in 2001, the FDA issued a Public Health Notification to emphasize the importance of keeping radiation doses during CT procedures as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).  Concerns with monitoring patient radiation

The connection between gadolinium and the disease known as nephrogenic fibrosis syndrome (NFS) presents an urgent and immediate reason for imaging centers to amend MR policies, procedures, and protocols.

Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) was organized in early 2006, soon after Congress passed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 which significantly reduced the level of funding for medical imaging services provided in independent imaging facilities and physician offices. AMIC represents more than 75,000 physicians and medical providers, as