Practice Management

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

Neuroimaging not necessary for all patients who present to ED with vertigo
The decision to utilize such scans is challenging for emergency providers, with the condition most often of benign origin, according to new research published in the journal of Emergency Radiology.
Rad tech loses credentials after he's caught drinking on the job
Reports indicate that the radiographer purchased and drank a bottle of wine during one of his lunch breaks.
Interventional radiology group inks 3 more urology practice partnerships across 3 states
IR Centers, a platform company dedicated to offering minimally invasive procedures in diverse outpatient settings, is teaming with doc groups in Alabama, Texas and Virginia.
'We've got to set the standard': Imaging leaders want safety at the forefront of remote operations
Perhaps the biggest sticking point in the debate around remote imaging operations relates to the bedside. If a technologist is running the exam remotely, who is tending to patients on-site?
In-house radiology 3D printing could slash costs by up to 70% per model
A 3D printer investment could "pay for itself after just a few prints,” new data suggest.

US Radiology Specialists to construct 12 ‘de novo’ outpatient imaging centers in 2025

Of the dozen new centers built this year, 5 are through hospital joint venture partnerships, US Radiology said, adding to its total of 183 centers in 13 states.

Patients sue West Coast private radiology practice over recent cyber incident

Attorneys are targeting Northwest Radiologists and the related Mount Baker Imaging, who allegedly failed to protect patient info before a January data breach.

Health system harnesses Epic EHR tool to bolster breast imaging uptake

“Epic Campaigns offers an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform to reach patients for preventive screening," researchers detailed Tuesday in JACR.

Certificate-of-need exemption fuels hospital’s outpatient imaging expansion in growing market

West Virginia carved out a CON concession for certain diagnostic imaging services in 2023, with Valley Health capitalizing on the law change.

Envision Healthcare exits imaging, with its 400 radiologists joining Rad Partners

The nation’s largest radiology practice—now with 4,000 physicians—also has inked a “transition agreement," offering Envision's 95 imaging clients the option to continue with RP.

Raj Kedar, MD, MBBS, FACR, vice chair of radiology and the University of South Florida, and chief of radiology at Tampa General Hospital, discusses how radiology and the hospital planned to continue operations, despite likely being cut off due to flooding and outside power loss during hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall of 2024.

Tampa General radiology rides out 2 hurricanes with strategic disaster preparedness

Raj Kedar, MD, chief of imaging, discusses how the hospital planned to continue operations last fall when faced with hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Which cities offer the best pay for radiologists?

Radiology recently rose to the second highest paid specialty in medicine, but new data reveals that readers in some cities enjoy significantly higher compensation.

Coroner sounds alarm on impact of radiologist shortage after teen's death

The coroner recently authored a report questioning how the availability of radiologists in the region could be impacting patient outcomes.

Practice Management

Neuroimaging not necessary for all patients who present to ED with vertigo

Rad tech loses credentials after he's caught drinking on the job

Interventional radiology group inks 3 more urology practice partnerships across 3 states

'We've got to set the standard': Imaging leaders want safety at the forefront of remote operations

In-house radiology 3D printing could slash costs by up to 70% per model