Practice Management

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

AI reveals crucial community factors influencing cancer screening rates
Neiman researchers recently scoured for factors that might impact screening rates across cancers of the colon/rectum, lung, breast and prostate, using nationwide Medicare data.
Mammography false positive rates rising, driven by a few key factors
The number of women who had a screening mammogram miss cancer leapt from less than 1 per 1,000 women in 2010 up to as high as 2.5 by 2022.
Anthem threatens hospitals who use out-of-network radiology providers
“When you thought insurers couldn’t get more evil, they come up with something even worse than you anticipated,” one physician said.
UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability
“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group.
‘Direct-to-patient’ digital prompt boosts CT lung cancer screening uptake
Researchers with two academic health systems recently tried a new approach to increase LDCT uptake, reaching patients electronically outside of a regular appointment and asking them to request a screening.

Data underline need to improve breast imaging interpretive accuracy among general radiologists

The findings are part of a new Neiman Health Policy Institute analysis of National Mammography Database numbers from an 11-year period, highlighted in RSNA's Radiology.

New imaging evidence may link myocarditis in young adults to COVID-19 vaccination

In late May, the CDC warned of several dozen cases of heart Inflammation, typically occurring within four days after the second vaccine dose.

Treating pure ground glass nodules is not a cost-effective strategy, large-scale analysis finds

“Our study adds weight to those who argue (like the ACR’s Lung-RADS) that pure GGNs should not be treated," one expert told Radiology Business.

New PET imaging tracer helps spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear

That’s according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting.

SNMMI elects new leadership; Rad Partners’ VP takes military role and more radiology executive news

Plus, longtime radiology supervisor named COO and Promaxo appoints new VP of clinical research & strategy.

Richard Ernst, who helped pioneer MRI, dies at 87

The Swiss scientist won the 1991 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his contributions to high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

A practice ‘imperative’: Schooling referrers on interventional radiology’s broad range of services

IR predominantly relies on referrals, and physicians must help to increase awareness among peers with little knowledge about the subspecialty, experts charged.

Hyperfine taps former Apple guru as its new president and CEO

Dave Scott brings 25 years of knowledge to the Guilford, Connecticut, portable MRI firm, including research and development experience within Apple's secretive Special Projects Group.

Practice Management

AI reveals crucial community factors influencing cancer screening rates

Mammography false positive rates rising, driven by a few key factors

Anthem threatens hospitals who use out-of-network radiology providers

UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

‘Direct-to-patient’ digital prompt boosts CT lung cancer screening uptake