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.

‘Imperative’ that providers consider cancer survivors for low-dose CT screening, radiologists charge

The number of such survivors has swelled in recent years amid improvements in diagnosis and treatment, experts wrote in JACR.

‘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.

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