Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

AI, politics and rising demand for imaging—how rad techs are faring amid an evolving professional landscape
Compared to other healthcare workers, technologists may have a more positive outlook of their career trajectories and how outside forces may affect them.
Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging
Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site.
Radiologists say tax provision in reconciliation bill will harm private practices
“The effect will be a ‘double tax’ on small medical practices, without the protections enjoyed by other small businesses or corporations,” the Society of Interventional Radiology says.
ChatGPT excels at assessing breast pain symptoms, deciding if patients require imaging
This task could potentially be performed by a member of the radiology scheduling team with oversight by a clinical nurse navigator.
3D Labs: Outsource? In-house? How to be more productive and profitable
Imaging and radiology are in a transition right now as more departments and practices are choosing to bring their 3D labs in-house.

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AI, politics and rising demand for imaging—how rad techs are faring amid an evolving professional landscape

Compared to other healthcare workers, technologists may have a more positive outlook of their career trajectories and how outside forces may affect them.

Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging

Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site.

Radiologists say tax provision in reconciliation bill will harm private practices

“The effect will be a ‘double tax’ on small medical practices, without the protections enjoyed by other small businesses or corporations,” the Society of Interventional Radiology says.

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ChatGPT excels at assessing breast pain symptoms, deciding if patients require imaging

This task could potentially be performed by a member of the radiology scheduling team with oversight by a clinical nurse navigator.

3D Labs: Outsource? In-house? How to be more productive and profitable

Imaging and radiology are in a transition right now as more departments and practices are choosing to bring their 3D labs in-house.

Radiologist Radiology Money Dollar X-ray Scan Finance

Percentage of radiologists in private practice continues to plummet, AMA says

About 46.9% of physicians in the specialty said they work in a setting wholly owned by physicians, down from 63.6% in the inaugural 2012 survey from the American Medical Association.

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Radiology Partners the No. 1 initiator of No Surprises Act disputes with 136,784, CMS says

The El Segundo, California-based industry giant accounted for about 15% of all disputes in Q4 of 2024 and 18% in Q3.

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Breast, lung imaging facilities often in close proximity, with opportunity for same-visit screenings

Over 38% of mammography facilities are within 1 mile of a nearby LCS provider, and 60% of this segment share the same address.