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.

Hospitals beginning to shift away from patient shielding during x-ray exams

One large Chicago hospital is launching an "Abandon the Shield" campaign to educate staff, patients and clinicians before it discontinues the practice.

Most radiologists have moved toward peer learning, but many want more standardization

Radiologists desire uniform expectations on minimum-required monthly cases for peer review and consistent metrics for reporting peer learning.

Hospitals increasingly abandoning shielding in radiology as movement takes hold across US

At least a dozen hospitals have already changed their policies on protection during x-rays and many more are starting to have the conversation.

Nearly half of radiologists report feeling burned out, higher than the average physician

Medscape queried more than 15,000 doctors across 29 specialties for their “National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report 2020: The Generational Divide," published Jan. 15.

Radiologists could double dip during mammography, further population health goals

With simple process changes, Mass General radiologists added value to their practices while also furthering big-picture wellness goals.

Half of radiologists are happy outside of the office, similar to most physicians

Imaging experts, however, ranked much lower among specialists when asked how satisfied they were in their marriages.

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.

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.

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