Practice Management

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

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ACR forms task force to explore corporatization and consolidation in radiology

“We need a common understanding of what is happening out there. As it stands now, we don’t have fundamental terms defined that are necessary to make informed plans and decisions," one rad says. 

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Medicare proposes paying for interventional radiology procedure to treat resistant hypertension

The Society of Interventional Radiology recently weighed in on the proposal, expressing concern about requirements to employ a "hypertension navigator." 

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‘Notable’ proportion of thyroid ultrasounds are unnecessary, leading to potential overdiagnoses

Experts are suggesting three solutions to address low-value thyroid imaging orders, including clinical decision support and education. 

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FDA clears new RadNet solution that allows techs to remotely control scanners

TechLive is a remote-scanning tool enabling centralized operation and supervision of MR, CT, PET/CT and ultrasound procedures. 

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5 takeaways from new ACR, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine cybersecurity guidance

The two recently convened a panel of multidisciplinary stakeholders to discuss this issue, including radiologists, technologists, informaticists and physicists. 

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Radiologist says specialty should harness AI to prepare for demand spikes

Harvard radiologists recently created a machine learning model based on the number of unread images, which can accurately predict next-day demand.

More applications, fewer interviews—how preference signaling has impacted rad resident placements

A new analysis suggests that preference signaling can both help and hinder residents’ efforts during the application process.

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Radiology Partners moving its headquarters to Nashville

“It offers proximity to many of our partners, access to top healthcare talent and a strong ecosystem for collaboration," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, says.