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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Lung cancer deaths among women expected to rise 40% by 2030—breast cancer deaths to drop

Lung cancer mortality rates among women around the world could increase by 40 percent by 2030, according to a new study published in Cancer Research. Breast cancer mortality rates, meanwhile, are expected to decrease by 9 percent.

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Generalists remain ‘extremely relevant' in radiology despite perceived subspecialization

Radiology has undergone large-scale subspecialization, causing some experts to question how the shift has impacted patient access to both basic and invasive procedures.

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New research suggests playing soccer may be riskier for female players

Changes to brain tissue due to “heading” a soccer ball are more damaging for female athletes than male counterparts, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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Novel ‘ARFI’ imaging succeeds as method for evaluating liver fibrosis

A novel ultrasound technique known as acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging has proved useful in evaluating liver fibrosis, opening the field to a more universal method for measuring tissue repair, according to a Radiology study of 500 hepatitis B patients in Taiwan.

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Why failure rates of randomized clinical trials in radiation oncology are increasing

Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in oncology have been trending more toward failure than success in recent years, according to research out of Ontario, Canada. But behavioral radiation therapy studies are more likely to succeed than those with one or more surgical arms, which fail around 75 percent of the time.

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Massachusetts patient suffers facial fracture after ‘freak accident’ during MRI

A patient at Lowell General Hospital’s Saints Campus in Massachusetts suffered a fractured facial bone after a hamper containing metal flew across the room during the man’s MRI procedure, the Lowell Sun reported.

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Man impersonated breast cancer screening program employee to trick women

A 28-year-old nightclub employee in Singapore has been fined and sentenced to 41 months in prison for impersonating a breast cancer screening service employee to get women to send him photos of themselves.

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Do non-English speakers face longer MRI wait times?

More than 60 million Americans speak a language other than English at home. This group faces increased barriers to healthcare—including potential delays for necessary MRI, researchers wrote in a July 26 Journal of the American College of Radiology study.