Practice Management

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

Radiology nurse navigator helps streamline imaging for breast cancer patients
A new role at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is improving the diagnostic process for both patients and providers.
AI cuts hospital system's MRI wait times by more than 50%
The health network, which operates 37 hospitals in California, drastically reduced scheduling delays after integrating an FDA-cleared algorithm designed to speed up imaging acquisition times.
Hundreds of exams canceled as heat wave sidelines MRI scanners
High temperatures in the U.K. are putting pressure on an already strained healthcare system, with imaging equipment on the fritz due to overheating.
America's largest hospital systems still relying on CDs for image sharing
Despite the many technological advancements that have occurred in radiology, the specialty is still lagging when it comes to image and data sharing, according to new research.
Neuroimaging utilization in emergency departments has increased year-over-year for a decade
Researchers believe their new data could be used to better inform staffing coverage in modern radiology departments.

3 ways Vanderbilt's radiology department is laying the groundwork to address health disparities

"Regardless of design, developing a critical mass of institutions with this type of infrastructure will be needed for the field of radiology to improve health equity," experts wrote in JACR.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock's YouTube project earns high marks from radiology residency interview candidates

The video format was preferred over text-based media by 77% of survey respondents, doctors with the Ivy League medical school reported in Academic Radiology.

Radiologists say time has come for institutions to take action against burnout: 5 tips

Individual physicians have carried the burden of ensuring their own wellness for too long. Rad departments must step up and support them, experts argued.

Investor-backed homecare startup acquires another imaging provider, broadening reach in radiology

After acquiring Dynamic Mobile Imaging, DispatchHealth now offers ultrasound, radiography and other at-home services across 49 markets in 29 states.

4 strategies to improve communication between radiologists and technologists that will optimize workflow

Generational gaps can create communication barriers but appropriate and productive solutions exist, authors explained in Academic Radiology.

Launching a robust interventional radiology telemedicine service amid the pandemic

MD Anderson Cancer Center has seen remote visit volumes swell but also faces reimbursement challenges, experts detailed recently.

Lung cancer screening poor in community settings, but targeted interventions could boost adherence

Patients must be informed that LCS is not a "one and done" test and that returning for annual screening is critical, experts wrote in JACR.

COVID-19 infection in pregnant mothers does not harm developing fetuses’ brains

Radiology experts analyzed fetal MRIs from 33 women who contracted the virus while bearing a child, sharing their results at RSNA21.

Practice Management

Radiology nurse navigator helps streamline imaging for breast cancer patients

AI cuts hospital system's MRI wait times by more than 50%

Hundreds of exams canceled as heat wave sidelines MRI scanners

America's largest hospital systems still relying on CDs for image sharing

Neuroimaging utilization in emergency departments has increased year-over-year for a decade