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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6 steps toward reducing patient no-shows at your radiology practice

Wise practice leaders must find ways to anticipate and mitigate these hindrances to keep their calendars fully booked, experts wrote recently in Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 

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Radiology technician settles for $350K in harassment lawsuit

Brandi Toscano dropped her lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University that claimed she was continually harassed by a coworker over a two-year period.

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American College of Radiology targeting fix for deadly incidental findings care gap

ACR is working with the American College of Emergency Physicians on ways to follow up on incidental imaging in emergent situations. 

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Walmart expands its imaging, healthcare footprint with two new primary care clinics

The retail giant's first Arkansas location opened this month, along with a new location in Loganville, Georgia.

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Tech firm says it slashed imaging spending by millions last year through price shopping

That included $4.4 million in savings to employers and other health plan sponsors on MR imaging, and $1.7 million on CT scans, Sapphire Digital announced.

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Top residents see bright future for radiology job market, but women remain underrepresented

More than 140 chief residents representing 99 programs responded to the Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology annual survey, which first launched in 1971.

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‘An absolute catastrophe’: Radiologists struggling to work through massive imaging backlog

The Royal College of Radiologists estimates that the country needs another 1,900 physicians to work through all of the cases, and many scanners in the United Kingdom are over a decade old. 

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‘Stuck in limbo’: Patients of doctor with now-suspended license want answers about misread mammograms

One of the radiologist's former patients said she wants her medical records so that another doctor can assess them, but the office is closed and she “can’t get in touch with anyone," according to a published report.