Practice Management

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

Radiology practice sells imaging center to hospital partner while remaining independent
Fayetteville-based Valley Regional Imaging is unloading its facility to Cape Fear Valley Health, a hospital based in the same Sandhills-region community of southeastern North Carolina.
63% of radiologists, other docs surveyed seeing physician applicant shortages
Approximately 42% of those polled aren’t confident progress will be made in the next decade to address the shortfall, Medscape found.
Hospital system no longer accepting radiology patients with out-of-network health plans
Summa Health said the change will take effect Sept. 1, with the two-hospital network ceasing scheduling of appointments for this consumer segment.
Radiology provider Akumin touts launch of its first movable PET/CT imaging centers
The Plantation, Florida, company first announced the initiative at RSNA 2024, offering clients new “relocatable and expandable” centers to be deployed across the U.S.
Private equity-backed Solis Mammography opens 3 new locations
The breast imaging group is launching two locations in Texas and marking its first foray into the Raleigh metro area, with more on the way in North Carolina.

Women do not need to delay their mammogram appointment after COVID-19 vaccination

That's according to the largest study to date on axillary lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination, published in RSNA's flagship journal, Radiology.

Rural lung cancer screening program boosts engagement, with nearly 90% of LDCT orders completed

Texas providers have launched an ambitious intervention that includes navigation services, tobacco cessation counseling, and centralized reimbursement.

Peer learning program receives positive feedback from community radiologists

For the program, subspecialists reviewed outside reads from community radiologists and consulted them on any discrepancies.

Radiologists' on-call workloads have more than doubled relative to ED visits

Between 2012 and 2019, on-call work, measured in RVUs, increased by 52% compared to a 23% increase in ED visits, experts recently reported in the European Journal of Radiology.

North America’s oldest radiology society awards Edward Lee with its highest honor

The American Roentgen Ray Society will present Lee, a renowned pediatric imaging specialist, with the 2022 Gold Medal during its annual meeting in May.

Stroke imaging specialist RapidAI hires new CEO

Karim Karti brings 25 years of experience to the position, including more than two decades at GE Healthcare Imaging, where he served as president and CEO.

How radiology providers can minimize mammography recalls among COVID-vaccinated patients

Eliminating callbacks helps limit unnecessary workups, improve access, and promote flexible timing of vaccinations and screening exams, Mayo Clinic experts wrote recently.

What radiology providers need to know about 2022 CPT coding updates

The American Medical Association has added nearly 250 new Current Procedural Terminology codes this year, but only a select few impact imaging.

Practice Management

Radiology practice sells imaging center to hospital partner while remaining independent

63% of radiologists, other docs surveyed seeing physician applicant shortages

Hospital system no longer accepting radiology patients with out-of-network health plans

Radiology provider Akumin touts launch of its first movable PET/CT imaging centers

Private equity-backed Solis Mammography opens 3 new locations