Practice Management

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

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Radiologist prevails in court battle over delayed ovarian cancer diagnosis

Louis McFeeley had originally alleged that one clinician’s failure to pinpoint lesions in his wife's ovaries started a chain of events leading to her eventual death. 

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Hospitals testing new imaging technique as cheaper alternative to PET for Alzheimer’s detection

Several East Coast institutions are collaborating to trial a new diagnostic method that could detect the disease two or more decades before symptoms arise. 

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Patient step counters have ‘powerful implications’ for lung cancer treatment

"I consider step counts to be a new vital sign for cancer treatment,” said Nitin Ohri, MD, a radiation oncologist with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 

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New York hospital giant gains FDA approval for PET agent to diagnose Parkinson’s

Fluorodopa F 18, as the drug is called, is injected into patients in preparation for a PET scan. 

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CDC says vaping-related lung injury cases appear to be on the decline

More than 2,500 instances of EVALI have been reported across the U.S., as the death toll rises to 54.

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The 10 most interesting Health Imaging stories of 2019

It’s no surprise that AI dominated the landscape this past year, but there were still a number of important stories that will likely become trending topics as radiology continues to evolve.

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Poor image quality forces FDA to suspend mammography at imaging practice

A North Carolina radiology provider has stopped performing mammography screenings after technical concerns led to it losing accreditation for the service. 

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Call triage assistants may eliminate stressors that contribute to radiology trainee burnout

Employing a nonphysician to answer reading room phone calls can limit distractions and make life easier for on-call radiology residents.