Practice Management

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

Study details 'major shift' in procedural workload burdens
“Understanding how these national patterns manifest within radiology departments is critical for optimizing staffing, credentialing, and quality improvement initiatives,” authors of a new analysis in Academic Radiology contend.
Most urgent head CTs for older adults provide little value
New findings suggest that the majority of older adults (65+) with lower risk head injuries do not have positive findings on CT imaging.
Hospital leverages radiology waiting areas to boost cancer screening rates
Boston Medical Center has sought to have patients self-identify for lung cancer screening, administering multilingual surveys while they wait for imaging appointments.
Strategic Radiology expands into Wisconsin, adding 60-year-old private practice
Founded in 1969, Radiology Chartered employs 15 physicians, handling over 400,000 procedures per year and serving the Emplify Health hospital system.
Outsourcing may actually be adding to in-house radiologists' workloads
As organizations turn to external services for help, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to evaluate how this practice impacts patient care and the bottom line.

Radiologists say lung cancer screening websites failing to speak patients’ language

A team of thoracic radiologists recently reached this conclusion after scouring 257 websites from across the U.S.

‘Maritime telemedicine’: Radiologists capitalize on cruise industry’s exploding popularity

German researchers recently tested their 24/7 teleradiology program on one ship, and have now expanded to four more.

ACR demands action after high-profile trial tallies 25% lung cancer death rate dip

Dutch-Belgian researchers this week unveiled findings from the long-running NELSON trial, which has tracked the impact of low-dose CT on mortality.

Hospital wants to save patients $7M after slashing imaging pay rates by 70%

St. Mary's Medical Center is drastically dropping prices for CT, MRI and ultrasound following a successful cost-containment initiative in 2019.

FDA approves clinical trial for ‘missing link’ imaging agent aimed at faster MS diagnosis

Myeliviz is administered by IV prior to a PET scan, and could allow clinicians to more easily diagnose and track the autoimmune disease.

Radiologists must play central role in clearing EVALI confusion, experts argue

Scientists are still uncertain about the exact cause of this outbreak, but imaging experts will be crucial to closing any knowledge gaps, according to a new Radiology analysis.

What radiologists need to know about the deadly coronavirus outbreak

With the disease now making its way to U.S. shores, clinicians will need to remain vigilant for this new indication, health officials said.

Cancer bell being rung by VA patient Anthony Thomas at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. Read more https://news.va.gov/90427/cancer-patients-final-treatment-ends-victory-bell/

Experts say it may be time to stop ringing the ‘cancer bell’

This common gesture is meant to signal joy at the end of treatment, but it's producing the opposite effect for some oncology patients, according to a recent survey.

Practice Management

Study details 'major shift' in procedural workload burdens

Most urgent head CTs for older adults provide little value

Hospital leverages radiology waiting areas to boost cancer screening rates

Strategic Radiology expands into Wisconsin, adding 60-year-old private practice

Outsourcing may actually be adding to in-house radiologists' workloads