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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52% of women find mammograms uncomfortable, 25% consider them painful

Siemens Healthineers and HealthyWomen, a nonprofit focused on women’s health, have published the results of a new survey focused on patient comfort during mammograms.

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What radiology can learn from the service industry

Missed appointments continue to be a significant issue in radiology. In fact, according to one estimate, they can easily cost a mid-sized outpatient imaging center nearly $2 million annually.

3D-printed models can drop operating room times, bolster bottom line

Deploying 3D-printed, anatomical patient models and surgical guides has the potential to dramatically drop both time spent in the operating room and healthcare costs.

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Dense Breast Day urges radiology business leaders to build cancer awareness

Cancer advocates and Yale Medicine are urging radiology business professionals to raise awareness about the dangers of breast density Wednesday, Sept. 25, as part of a one-day social media campaign. 

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What NLST data tells us about Lung-RADS classifications

Subsolid pulmonary nodules classified as Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) categories 2 and 3 may have a higher risk of malignancy than previously believed, according to new findings published in Radiology.

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A ‘nudge’ in the right direction can improve imaging-based cancer screening

Clinicians and patients can both be “nudged” in certain ways that improve decision-making related to imaging-based cancer screening, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Seeking Synergy: Bringing Cardiology into Your Enterprise Imaging Strategy

Sponsored by Sectra

There is new synergy afoot when it comes to enterprise imaging. Healthcare systems are increasingly choosing enterprise imaging systems to manage image viewing across the two most image-rich ‘ologies: radiology and cardiology.

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How to fix a big problem with state-mandated breast density notifications

State-mandated breast density notifications (BDNs) are too complex for all patients to understand, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.