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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Morbidity and mortality conferences increase adverse event reporting in IR departments

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests increased adverse event (AE) reporting occurs after the implementation of a monthly morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference compliance review.

MEDNAX Radiology Solutions and vRad to Exhibit at RSNA 2018 Annual Meeting Nov. 25-29

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE:MD) and MEDNAX Radiology Solutions, one of the nation’s largest radiology practices, which includes vRad (Virtual Radiologic) and leading radiology practices based in Tennessee (Radiology Alliance and Associates in Diagnostic Radiology), Florida (Radiology Associates of South Florida), Connecticut (Jefferson Radiology), Texas (Synergy Radiology Associates) and Nevada (Radiology Specialists), will exhibit at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 2018 Annual Meeting from Nov. 25-29 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Practice leadership will be on-site at Booth #7938 (North Hall) to discuss partnership opportunities, and a physician engagement team will be on-site at Booth #4273 (South Hall) to discuss ground- and cloud-based radiologist career opportunities.

Canon Medical Debuts All-New Alphenix 4D CT at RSNA 2018

CHICAGO—Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. introduces a new, innovative angiography configuration featuring its Alphenix Sky + C-arm and Hybrid Catheterization Tilt/Cradle Table for interventional procedures with its innovative AquilionTM ONE / GENESIS Edition CT system. The new pairing, called the Alphenix 4D CT, allows clinicians to efficiently plan, treat and verify in a single clinical setting. The flexible hybrid system enables streamlined workflow and outstanding range of patient access and coverage.

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Images from world’s first total-body medical scanner headed to RSNA 2018

EXPLORER, a new total-body PET/CT scanner, is the world’s first medical imaging equipment to produce 3D pictures of the entire human body—and its initial images are headed to RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

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Older women see benefits from undergoing annual mammograms

Women 75 years and older should still continue to undergo annual screening mammograms, according to a new study to be presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

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Imaging reveals how playing high school football changes an athlete’s brain

Playing a single season of high school football can cause changes in the structure of an athlete’s brain, according to new research published in Neurobiology of Disease.

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Lead aprons’ risks may outweigh benefits in pediatric chest CT

Children undergoing chest CT are probably better off with no lead apron shielding the abdomen and pelvis.

VIDA PREVIEWS LUNGPRINT, AN AI-POWERED LUNG IMAGING ANALYTICS SOLUTION LAUNCHING AT RSNA 2018

CORALVILLE, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. ("VIDA"), the leader in pulmonary imaging analytics, announced it will launch LungPrint™ Discovery, an innovative AI-powered lung analysis solution for radiologists, at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 25-30 in Chicago.