Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.
ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day.
Affected patients may have had their name, date of birth, address, health insurance information and medical information compromised, though there is currently no evidence that any data has been misused.
The state’s fourth largest hospital will no longer provide around the clock IR coverage—something physicians at the facility fear will affect patient care.
“It is crucial to implement an annual payment update that keeps pace with inflation," RBMA President Bob Still wrote to Senate finance leaders June 14.
The 20-physician organization is the second Washington group to join Strategic Radiology following in the footsteps of Skagit Radiology in Mount Vernon.