Practice Management

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

vRad and MetaMind collaborate on workflows powered by deep learning

vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation’s leading telemedicine company and radiology practice, and MetaMind, Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions powered by “deep learning,” announced a partnership to improve the speed, accuracy and quality of radiology diagnostics for a series of potentially life-threatening conditions, the first of which will be intracranial hemorrhaging (IH).

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Two EDs using HIE platforms slash imaging orders: small but careful study

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has awarded more than half a billion dollars to fund the formation and growth of health information exchanges (HIEs). Has the return been worth the investment? One researcher has looked into that question, found a qualified Yes—and pointed to decreased radiology utilization as a prime piece of supporting evidence. 

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Nerve tumors shown open to exposure by diffusion tensor imaging

A neurosurgeon and a neuroradiologist have put their heads together and come up with a new way to map nerve fibers with fine precision prior to removing a particular type of nerve tumor.

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Point-of-care decision support shown to reduce childhood radiation exposure

Hypothesizing that decision-support tools applied at the point of care lead to lower radiation doses and higher compliance with ACR guidelines, researchers have applied a simulated scenario and come back with two thumbs up—one for clinical decision support and the other for pediatric imaging.   

Viztek introduces new U-arm system

Viztek announced the availability of the Basic U-Arm, a new U-arm digital x-ray system.

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Patients’ expectations outpacing hospital IT adoptions: survey

Hospital patients don’t merely dislike dealing with paperwork. When filling out forms seems to slow the delivery of their care, even when hospital staff or clinicians wield the pen and clipboard, patients react viscerally.

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Radiology on a patient-centric roll

If necessity is the mother of invention, compassion must be something like the uncle of ingenuity. We’ve seen as much at points of care in U.S. medical imaging over the past few weeks. 

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Inventive technologist eases patient pain, workflow drain

When the patient experience gets tough, the radiology technologist gets empathetic.