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.

Having a patient’s detailed clinical history improves radiologists’ diagnostic imaging interpretation

Accessing such info prior to reading scans is debated among medical circles, amid concerns that it could bias physicians.

Interventional rad group hires top executive, UNC radiology’s new chair members, and more leadership news

Plus, the American Association for Women in Radiology hands out its top honor and Kaiser Permanente names its incoming CMO.

International medical grads have poured into radiology residencies over past 15 years

That growth has also coincided with a drop in positions filled by U.S. graduates, experts explained in Academic Radiology.

More than 90% of radiology, other hospital workers with a sleep disorder were previously undiagnosed

Doctors with sleep problems were also more likely to experience burnout, researchers with the Brigham and Women's Hospital Sleep Matters Initiative said recently.

Radiologist calls upcoming Medicare cuts ‘unconscionable’ in CNN op-ed, predicting widespread delays

Michael Ulissey, MD, with CDI Women's Centers near Seattle, urged Congress to act before pay reductions take hold Jan. 1.

Stanford names first recipient of professorship dedicated to late radiologist Sanjiv 'Sam' Gambhir

Joseph M. DeSimone, PhD, is noted for his work as a chemist and polymeric materials expert.

Breast self-examination may help address imaging disparities in Black, Latina populations

Current guidelines out of the American Cancer Society and USPSTF do not recommend this practice, experts noted.

United States radiology practices record nearly 3.7M fewer CT exams than expected in 2020

During the pandemic’s worst points, providers logged roughly 38,000 fewer such scans in an average day, according to a new analysis.

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