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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Professor wins $1.6M grant focused on lowering tumor recurrence in cancer patients

Researcher J. Quincy Brown, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to develop a rapid microscopy scanner that could ensure cancer patients' tumors are completely removed during surgery.

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College apologizes after using inappropriate language to promote breast cancer awareness

Healthcare providers are always working to improve patient awareness and engagement when it comes to breast cancer screening—but raunchy emails don’t appear to be the answer.

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Is imaging helping or hurting part-time physician employment?

A 2018 annual survey by MedAxiom has revealed that the number of part-time cardiologists is declining despite the assumption that health systems are doing enough to employ and keep competent physicians, according to a report published Oct. 16 by Cardiovascular Business.

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Kinetic imaging provides better image quality than digital subtraction angiography

Kinetic imaging provides specialists with better overall image quality than digital subtraction angiography (DSA), according to new research published in Radiology.

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MS patient turns brain MRIs into art

In 1991, Elizabeth Jameson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which quickly led to numerous brain MRIs, according to SCOPE, a Stanford Medicine publication. For a while, she could not stand to look at images that reminded her of what was happening to her brain, until she turned them into art.

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Burnout in pediatric radiology: 3 key takeaways from a new survey

Pediatric radiologists experience significant burnout, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). With resident interest in pediatric radiology already declining, what does this mean for the specialty going forward?

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Pediatric x-rays for bronchiolitis common despite 'Choosing Wisely' guidelines

Radiography was performed in nearly half of children admitted to a U.S. emergency department for bronchiolitis between 2007 and 2015, despite “Choosing Wisely” guidelines published in 2013 advocating against routine imaging exams, according to a research letter published Oct. 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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YouTube unhelpful for patients wanting to learn about TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

Patients turning to YouTube for high-quality information about transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies of the prostate should look elsewhere, according to new research published in Clinical Radiology.