Practice Management

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

Poor CT planning will 'wreak havoc' on 1 of nation's busiest EDs, staff say
Residents, nurses, technologists and transporters at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, believe planned downtime will cripple an "already incredibly overstretched hospital.”
Radiology Partners affiliate inks in-network deal with Florida Blue
Jacksonville-based Mori, Bean and Brooks Inc. said the new agreement is retroactive to Nov. 1 and spans multiple years.
Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice
Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging.
Radiology provider Lumexa Imaging seeks to raise $200M through IPO
If the effort succeeds, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based imaging group would soon begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LMRI.
Interventional radiologists who neglect E&M visits risk losing more lucrative procedures
“This study affirms that when interventional radiologists are afforded the time to evaluate and follow their patients, the complexity and value of the care they provide increases," one expert notes.

HHS penalizes imaging provider for allegedly violating patient privacy laws

San Jose, California-based Vision Upright MRI allegedly failed to properly assess potential cybersecurity threats and did not notify patients in a timely fashion.

Fast breast MRI protocol cuts scan times up to 80% while maintaining accuracy

"Shorter reading and scan times may allow implementation of MRI in national screening programs, making it available for all women," one expert says.

Radiology group says reporting backlogs climbing to 'worst on record'

The organization cautioned that continuing to outsource exams to teleradiology providers is becoming “financially unsustainable.”

Hospital system reportedly ends contract after private radiology practice declines employment arrangement

The contract dispute is between 50-physician Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg and Mary Washington Healthcare, which has two hospitals south of Washington, D.C.

overnight night shift attending radiologist burnout

Hunger, recent travel and occupational exhaustion significantly impact radiologists’ breast imaging reads

These findings signal the “urgent need” for interventions to address workload management, provide adequate resources and promote rad well-being.

Radiologists’ inpatient workload increases significantly despite dip in disease severity

“Substantial” growth in CT and MRI is replacing lower-cost modalities such as X-ray and ultrasound, experts write in JACR.

AI healthcare doctor surgery procedure artificial intelligence

First-of-its-kind framework monitors real-time performance of radiology AI tools

The program provides detailed assessments of how algorithms implemented into workflows are impacting efficiency and outcomes.

breast radiologist breast cancer mammography

Same-day breast biopsy program reduces patient wait times by 73%

A multidisciplinary team of breast radiologists, nurses, patient navigators, medical assistants and technologists worked to implement the program at Denver Health.

Practice Management

Poor CT planning will 'wreak havoc' on 1 of nation's busiest EDs, staff say

Radiology Partners affiliate inks in-network deal with Florida Blue

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

Radiology provider Lumexa Imaging seeks to raise $200M through IPO

Interventional radiologists who neglect E&M visits risk losing more lucrative procedures