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.

VA clinicians order fewer inappropriate MRIs for lower back pain compared to most

That’s according to new research analyzing more than 1 million visits across over 900 VA primary care sites, published in JAMA Network Open.

Experts cast further doubts on COVID chest CT: ‘Not much of a diagnostic role for it’

Chinese researchers detailed these latest reservations in a new retrospective study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

'Huge improvement': Redesigned cochlear implant allows safe, comfortable MRI in children

The revamped device also required patients to receive less sedation or anesthesia for their exam, according to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital researchers.

Radiology department IDs costly errors outside of interventional complications with new system

Interventional mishaps led to more significant patient harm, but diagnostic and organizational miscues must be accounted for as well, Dutch researches explained in the European Journal of Radiology.

Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans

Officials said the algorithm could act as a “robust lung nodule spell-checker” that reduces rad read times while maintaining accuracy.

Gadolinium debate rages on, with radiologist questioning recent GBCA liability guidance

A Rhode Island physician pushed back against a letter penned in JACR that suggested rads use gadoteridol as the default contrast in order to mitigate institutional liability risk.

‘Action is urgently needed’ to spread cancer imaging know-how outside of top institutions, experts say

Trends in Medicare data also highlight the need to bolster radiologists’ adherence to evidence-based guidelines, scientists wrote in JACR.

Peer-reviewed studies shared identical images, raising concerns over Chinese ‘paper mills’

Of the 121 papers attributed to hospitals and medical universities across nearly 50 Chinese cities, all shared at least one image, with many showing rotated or cropped cell colonies in an effort to appear unique.

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