Practice Management

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

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice
Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging.
Radiology provider Lumexa Imaging seeks to raise $200M through IPO
If the effort succeeds, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based imaging group would soon begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LMRI.
Interventional radiologists who neglect E&M visits risk losing more lucrative procedures
“This study affirms that when interventional radiologists are afforded the time to evaluate and follow their patients, the complexity and value of the care they provide increases," one expert notes.
Hospital alerts dozens after failure to relay imaging results turns deadly
Health officials launched a review of over 21,000 imaging exams after determining that numerous patients had pertinent findings fly under the radar for months.
CMS’ AI program to add prior authorizations to traditional Medicare; new bill aims to stop it
President Donald Trump’s administration argues that their “WISeR” model will eliminate unnecessary testing and save Medicare money. But eight Democrats opposing it think it will only bring Medicare Advantage chaos to Part A and Part B.

NHS bringing mobile lung screening to grocery store parking lots

In an effort to curb lung cancer mortality in the U.K., a National Health Service (NHS) pilot program will employ mobile CT scanning units in grocery store parking lots. The program will target more than 7,000 current and former smokers, aged 60 to 75, to detect tumors.

ACR announces formation of Population Health Management Committee

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care (CPFCC) has announced the creation of the Population Health Management (PHM) Committee, which will “ensure that the value to high-quality radiologic and radiation oncological care is recognized as a key component in improving the overall health of populations.”

Undergoing a mastectomy does not eliminate need for future breast imaging, biopsy

Many breast cancer patients choose a mastectomy over breast conservation therapy so that they no longer need to worry about future screening or a biopsy. However, according to new research published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, up to 15.5 percent of patients who undergo a unilateral or bilateral mastectomy still require breast imaging later in life.

Oregon Hospital Purchases Five Carestream Imaging Systems to Expedite Workflow, Enhance Image Quality

OCHESTER, NY—Asante Ashland Community Hospital (Ashland, Ore.) purchased a CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution (see video link), CARESTREAM DRX-Excel Plus, CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend System and CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System to expedite image access, enhance image quality and lower patient dose. The hospital also upgraded an existing portable system to DR with a CARESTREAM DRX-1 System.

Canon Medical launches Healthy Sonographer Program to reduce workplace injuries

Canon Medical Systems USA announced this week that it has launched a new program to help reduce injuries to sonographers.

Rethinking Image Sharing: Cleveland Trailblazers Link 20+ Hospitals and Provider Sites

Sponsored by Sectra

Cleveland is yet again blazing new ground in healthcare. This time, myriad health systems are actively collaborating to share images. A first for the U.S., we believe. University Hospitals Health System (UH) is leading the charge that now includes more than two dozen hospitals, providers sites and health systems and counting. Here’s how they did it.

Follow-up imaging a smart choice after low-risk, moderate-risk breast lesions diagnosed as pure papilloma

When a low- or moderate-risk breast lesion is diagnosed as pure papilloma following ultrasound core biopsy, what’s the next step in managing that patient’s care?

Project Pink provides cost-free mammograms to women in North Carolina

Project Pink, an initiative headed by North Carolina-based Charlotte Radiology and the Levine Cancer Institute, will provide free mammograms starting Monday, Oct. 8, to uninsured and underinsured women in North Carolina.

Practice Management

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

Radiology provider Lumexa Imaging seeks to raise $200M through IPO

Interventional radiologists who neglect E&M visits risk losing more lucrative procedures

Hospital alerts dozens after failure to relay imaging results turns deadly

CMS’ AI program to add prior authorizations to traditional Medicare; new bill aims to stop it