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’s work-life balance wins over many med students, but not all are impressed

Doctors from the University of Arkansas set out to discover why some undergraduates stick with imaging while others join the field later or abandon it completely.

Hospital loses box filled with radiology images, exposing info of more than 1,000 patients

Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, said the images themselves are not viewable without special software, but related information may be at risk.

Burnout in cardiology: Most pediatric heart nurses feel exhausted, with 30% eyeing a career change

Nurses are unhappy with their working conditions, which leads to stress and exhaustion.

Pennsylvania radiologist, hospital must pay $10.8M over allergic reaction to gadolinium, jury rules

A Blair County jury deliberated for two and a half hours before reaching the unanimous decision.

Nearly 90% of radiology residents said selection committees favor MDs over DO applicants

Osteopathic rads also said they were more likely to be steered away from imaging because of their degree choice, according to survey results published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Reaching pre-med students is crucial to the future of interventional radiology, experts say

Authors of a recent letter to the editor in Academic Radiology shared their own success with a pilot webinar program geared toward young professionals.

Radiologic technologist utilizes painting skills to illustrate frontline workers battling the pandemic

“They were fighting to do the job well, even though the conditions had become rough,” Lizzy Rainey, with Franciscan Health in Lafayette, Indiana, said Friday.

Death of healthcare worker with mysterious altered mental status highlights imaging’s COVID-19 role

Radiology experts recently detailed the case of a 50-year-old male admitted to an ED with unexplained CNS disfunction and cerebral edema.

Practice Management

Radiation therapist vacancy rates on the decline, new data reveal

Radiologists among docs most optimistic about profession’s short-term future

New study offers insight into the type of AI radiologists prefer

Tourists more likely to undergo unnecessary imaging in the ED

Hospital system pours $20M into expanding imaging, oncology services