Practice Management

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

Radiation therapist vacancy rates on the decline, new data reveal
New research from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists indicates that radiation therapy staffing shortages might be on the mend.
Radiologists among docs most optimistic about profession’s short-term future
However, radiology dropped to 18th on the list of specialists when asked how they feel about their profession’s long-term future, according to new survey data from Medscape.
New study offers insight into the type of AI radiologists prefer
Members of the specialty are more likely to trust domain-specific models when it comes to report generation support, research suggests.
Tourists more likely to undergo unnecessary imaging in the ED
“From an operational perspective, these findings have implications for staffing and resource planning in emergency radiology departments serving high-tourism regions."
Hospital system pours $20M into expanding imaging, oncology services
Leaders with the New York organization hope the project will help improve care coordination for those who need it the most.

Radiology is well-suited for Instagram, but the field isn’t taking advantage of its image-friendly potential

Professional societies, in particular, need to be more active on the platform, and may find it helpful for recruiting members, promoting research and engaging with nonradiologists.

Interventional radiology’s pivotal role in addressing the ‘vicious cycle’ of pain and opioid abuse

The subspecialty is poised to help stem the tide of deaths and disability arising from this concern, experts wrote in AJR.

Society of Interventional Radiology publishes new IVC filter guidelines

SIR said that this is its first official clinical practice guidelines, developed using best practice methodologies from the National Academy of Medicine.

Common service costs $100K less when delivered by an interventional radiologist, underlining subspecialty’s value

Operating room and anesthesia use were the biggest drivers of this pay gap with surgeons, experts wrote in Radiology.

Hospital worker facing 83 new charges after secretly recording patients, employees in imaging room

Charges were first brought against Guy Caley in July when it was discovered he recorded five employees using a small camera facing a toilet in a unisex bathroom.