Practice Management

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

Thumbnail

New nonalcoholic beer crafted specifically for cancer patients

A new beer being served in the Czech Republic was crafted with a very specific audience in mind: cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

FDA approves magnetic system for guiding lymph node biopsies in breast cancer patients

The FDA has approved a magnetic device system used for guiding sentinel lymph node biopsies in breast cancer patients undergoing a mastectomy. The solution, Sentimag, is manufactured by U.K.-based Endomag.

Thumbnail

CDC research finds US cancer screening rates still well below national targets

Cancer screening rates in the United States over the last 15 years fall short of national targets, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

How rural facilities can collaborate to recruit interventional radiologists

Interventional radiologists (IR) are becoming increasingly integral to providing effective and cost-friendly care. But in rural areas, where resources are already scarce, recruiting these specialists has become an uphill battle.

Thumbnail

Alzheimer’s Association releases clinical guidelines for primary care providers

The Alzheimer’s Association offered a sneak peek of its first clinical practice guidelines for primary care physicians in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias during its July 22 annual meeting in Chicago.

Thumbnail

Australian region’s lack of MRI services leads local politicians to demand change

In the Blue Mountains region of southeastern Australia a lack of MRI services are hampering patient care, the Blue Mountain Gazette reported—and local politicians are calling for action.

Thumbnail

ACR releases 2018 radiology practice parameters, technical standards

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released four new and 23 revised documents in its 2018 Practice Parameters and Technical Standards.

Thumbnail

FDA approves TBI blood test that could reduce need for head CTs by 1/3

A blood test administered within 12 hours of a suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) could help clinicians identify injuries like hemorrhage and contusion before having to resort to CT imaging, according to the preliminary results of a study published this week in the Lancet Neurology.