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.

‘Growing concerns’ over interventional radiologists’ radiation exposure during certain procedures

Scientists suggested restricting the time and frequency of some fluoroscopy-guided treatments to help minimize local damage, such as skin cancer in the fingers.

Imaging implications from federal pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rollout

The American College of Radiology alerted members about this issue Friday, steering them to an update recommending CT or MRI as part of the initial workup for patients with rare blood clotting.

ABR’s new committee members, Walmart Health executive resigns, and more radiology leadership news

Plus, imaging provider Envision Healthcare promotes permanent chief financial officer, UCSF appoints three new clinical leaders and more.

Rise in aggressive breast cancer among women under 40 may warrant public health attention

The proportion of patients treated for invasive carcinoma or an advanced stage of the disease have both leapt in recent years, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging.

66% of radiation oncologists say new patients are presenting with more advanced-stage cancers

“One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we already see the consequences of pandemic-driven drops in cancer screening and diagnostics," ASTRO Chair Thomas Eichler, MD, said.

10 survival tips for new radiologists

Imaging experts touch on everything from new employment contracts to mentally preparing to be under the magnifying glass.

Emphysema underdiagnosed, but low-dose CT provides opportunity to identify, intervene

Experts from numerous institutions analyzed computed tomography images from more than 50K patients for their analysis, published in Clinical Imaging.

Former rad named Philips exec; SIR selects new president, and more radiology leadership news

Also, ACR lung expert hired as chief of thoracic surgery and ASRT fills out its board of directors.

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