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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Alzheimer’s Association releases clinical guidelines for primary care providers

The Alzheimer’s Association offered a sneak peek of its first clinical practice guidelines for primary care physicians in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias during its July 22 annual meeting in Chicago.

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Australian region’s lack of MRI services leads local politicians to demand change

In the Blue Mountains region of southeastern Australia a lack of MRI services are hampering patient care, the Blue Mountain Gazette reported—and local politicians are calling for action.

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ACR releases 2018 radiology practice parameters, technical standards

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released four new and 23 revised documents in its 2018 Practice Parameters and Technical Standards.

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FDA approves TBI blood test that could reduce need for head CTs by 1/3

A blood test administered within 12 hours of a suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) could help clinicians identify injuries like hemorrhage and contusion before having to resort to CT imaging, according to the preliminary results of a study published this week in the Lancet Neurology.

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Novel stroke imaging tech could speed up time to thrombectomy by an hour

Recent advances in cone beam technology mean neurointerventionalists are able to diagnose a patient with large vessel occlusion without a CT scan or trip to the emergency department—possibly reducing time to care by as much as an hour.

Australian hospital’s radiology trainee department fails accreditation after 25 years with 'A' rating

A hospital’s radiology department in Australia failed its accreditation report noting a negative environment as a main factor, ending a 25-year run with an “A” rating, according to ABC News.

Could generation Z offer more to radiology than millennials?

Generation Z—including individuals currently between the ages of 18 and 22—often have more in common with Generation X than Millennials, according to Steven Rowe, MD, PhD, and radiologist at Johns Hopkins University of Medicine and colleagues. Gen Z may offer new kinds of benefits to the ever-evolving field of radiology.

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Novel stroke imaging cuts transfer delays 1 hour, may reduce brain damage

A new stroke imaging technology presented July 24, at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 15th annual meeting could reduce delays in care by an hour, providing patients a better shot at full recovery, according to a release from the society.