Practice Management

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

Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee
Members of Congress caution that the fee could be especially consequential for rural and urban safety net hospitals, which could be pushed “to their financial brink” if they are required to absorb the charge.
Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge
Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.
Connecticut radiology group expands joint venture partnership with local hospital system
Norwalk Radiology Consultants and Stamford Health recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their renovated joint venture location in Norwalk.
Radiologists and cardiologists at odds over who handles heart imaging interpretations
Many cardiologists overseas contend they should be the ones reading these exams, citing radiologists’ lack of clinical context as a key factor, especially for remote reads.
The Certified Radiology Administrator exam is getting an update
The exam has been reworked to better reflect the challenges today’s imaging leaders face.

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Medscape drops radiology to 3rd highest paid specialty after scrubbing salary survey data

In April, the news website had declared radiology the No. 2 highest paid specialty, but it's now revising the numbers to correct inaccuracies in the statistical model.

Radiologists launch CoreViva, another elective whole-body MRI startup

Co-founders Alan Alexander, MD, MSc, and Brian Tsui, MD, officially kickstarted the company this month after two years in “stealth” mode.

Many radiology program directors see resident unions as 'problematic'

Though trainees may have legitimate reasons to organize, imaging leaders believe the move could pose harm for both programs and residents themselves.

US Radiology Specialists announces name change

Leaders with the Raleigh, North Carolina-based radiology group said the change comes as the practice continues pursuing expansion through "de novo" imaging centers.

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Private equity-backed Premier Radiology Services acquires another rival telerad group

The Deerfield Beach, Florida-based company is adding MetisMD, “a highly regarded teleradiology provider with deep expertise in musculoskeletal imaging.”

Radiologists increasingly affiliating with multiple practices, a trend most pronounced among young rads

Early adoption of multiple practice affiliations signals this trend "will become the norm rather than an exception," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiologist says moral distress has made her contemplate suicide

Indiana University radiologist Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, shared the story of an anonymous colleague's moral distress, hoping to humanize this issue.

Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging touts launch of 2 new AI services with out-of-pocket charges

The more advanced Mammogram+ Heart costs $90 and uses breast images to assess women's heart health.

Practice Management

Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee

Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge

Connecticut radiology group expands joint venture partnership with local hospital system

Radiologists and cardiologists at odds over who handles heart imaging interpretations

The Certified Radiology Administrator exam is getting an update