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 reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system
Patients have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Pinehurst Radiology Associates, claiming it failed to protect their medical records.
Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services
Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa Cruz County, California, is teaming with Radiology Diagnostic Services, appointing one of its rads as medical director.
4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups
Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company
Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.
Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate
OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging.

As radiology practices emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns, healthcare’s most vulnerable were left behind

A study undertaken in the Boston area found that shutdowns exacerbated longstanding inequalities in the use of diagnostic imaging exams, researchers reported in JACR.

ACR concerned new rule would set the stage for ‘highly controversial new national practice standards’

The American College of Radiology is worried the nation's largest integrated delivery system is drifting away from physician-led care teams.

‘Time has come’ to impose radiology workload, duty limits to enhance patient care and provider safety

The approach must be data-driven and rooted in the desire to provide the best possible care for patients, one ACR expert said.

A COVID silver lining: Pandemic-related workflow changes produce 23% drop in imaging wait times

The number of patients completing forms prior to visits has nearly doubled at NYU Langone, according to an analysis published in Academic Radiology.

Man awarded $1.9M after misinterpreted scan contributes to 20-month delay in cancer diagnosis

U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford said it was an “undisputed fact” that Gerald Culhane’s abnormally large lymph node was not spotted and acted upon when it should have been.

ACR's virtual micro-courses offer radiologists new training options during the pandemic

Participants can earn up to 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 4.0 SAM credits by completing the coursework that kicked off on Jan. 4.

‘A year like no other’: Editor of radiology’s top medical journal reflects back on 2020

The publication has become a leading source of COVID-19 imaging research, with one study garnering more than 420,000 downloads.

Interventional radiology requires renewed safety focus amid medical error, malpractice vulnerabilities

That’s partly because of the subspecialty’s broad scope and rapidly evolving technology to support physicians, experts wrote in Radiology.

Practice Management

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system

Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services

4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups

El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company

Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate