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.

Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging launches breast AI program charging $40 a pop

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based practice follows in the footsteps of RadNet, which has generated millions in revenue from its own artificial intelligence program.

Radiology Partners affiliate ARA Diagnostic Imaging reaches in-network deal with UnitedHealthcare

The country's largest commercial insurer knocked the Austin, Texas, practice out of network in April 2023, after it had reportedly sought a 34% price hike over five years.

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Radiologists call for action to address ‘growing suburban-urban gap’ in breast cancer detection

At Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, suburban screening sites have been quicker to recover than other outposts located in the city, experts write in Clinical Imaging.

Simple IT tweak fuels same-day radiologist reads and clinic visits

Radiologists have helped devise an approach that allows patients to receive imaging results during a same-day appointment.

Radiology department launches ‘financially viable’ 2nd-opinion service, ditches ‘curbside consults’

Texas Children’s Hospital experts detailed their efforts Jan. 30 in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

Hospital giant Intermountain continues expanding homegrown outpatient imaging center chain

Tellica Imaging recently rolled out its 10th location, with the latest in Spanish Fork, Utah, its seventh outpost in Intermountain's home state.

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Judge grants class-action status in suit over controversial $164M radiology practice sale

The dispute dates to December 2017 when Colorado Springs-based Envision Radiology became 100% owned by its employees.

Nina Kottler, MD, Radiology Partners, offers overview of the U.S. AI regulatory landscape as government and radiologists work on ways to ensure artificial intelligence is not bias and works properly.

Overview of the regulatory landscape of AI in radiology

Nina Kottler, MD, associate CMO for clinical AI at Radiology Partners, explains the movement toward greater regulation of artificial intelligence and the need to test for bias.

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