Practice Management

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

'Revolutionary' mobile imaging pilot program excels at preventing unnecessary ED visits
A pilot project involving portable imaging in patients’ homes following injuries has been a game changer for one community.
‘Broad disconnect’ between patient desires, actual imaging experience, new data show
Researchers with Cincinnati Children's recently surveyed 400 caregivers about pricing transparency, offering some key takeaways for radiology leaders.
Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee
Members of Congress caution that the fee could be especially consequential for rural and urban safety net hospitals, which could be pushed “to their financial brink” if they are required to absorb the charge.
Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge
Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.
Connecticut radiology group expands joint venture partnership with local hospital system
Norwalk Radiology Consultants and Stamford Health recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their renovated joint venture location in Norwalk.

Experts share recipe to reduce radiologist recommendations for unnecessary extra imaging

Education and other initiatives helped cut the rate of radiologist recommendations for additional imaging by 44% compared to a control site.

Radiologists say tax provision in reconciliation bill will harm private practices

“The effect will be a ‘double tax’ on small medical practices, without the protections enjoyed by other small businesses or corporations,” the Society of Interventional Radiology says.

ChatGPT large language models radiology health care

ChatGPT excels at assessing breast pain symptoms, deciding if patients require imaging

This task could potentially be performed by a member of the radiology scheduling team with oversight by a clinical nurse navigator.

3D Labs: Outsource? In-house? How to be more productive and profitable

Imaging and radiology are in a transition right now as more departments and practices are choosing to bring their 3D labs in-house.

Radiologist Radiology Money Dollar X-ray Scan Finance

Percentage of radiologists in private practice continues to plummet, AMA says

About 46.9% of physicians in the specialty said they work in a setting wholly owned by physicians, down from 63.6% in the inaugural 2012 survey from the American Medical Association.

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Radiology Partners the No. 1 initiator of No Surprises Act disputes with 136,784, CMS says

The El Segundo, California-based industry giant accounted for about 15% of all disputes in Q4 of 2024 and 18% in Q3.

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Breast, lung imaging facilities often in close proximity, with opportunity for same-visit screenings

Over 38% of mammography facilities are within 1 mile of a nearby LCS provider, and 60% of this segment share the same address.

Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo challenges advertising claims made by competitor

Redwood City, California-based Prenuvo filed a formal complaint with the BBB National Programs' Advertising Division in response to the actions.

Practice Management

'Revolutionary' mobile imaging pilot program excels at preventing unnecessary ED visits

‘Broad disconnect’ between patient desires, actual imaging experience, new data show

Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee

Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge

Connecticut radiology group expands joint venture partnership with local hospital system