Practice Management

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

Smartwatches reduce physician burnout while improving resilience
Radiation oncologists and other specialists wore the devices for six months at two pilot institutions, with promising initial results.
Cardiology practices must be more sustainable to survive
Cardiology faces one of its most challenging decades ahead, with mounting pressures from workforce shortages, an aging population and declining reimbursements. To remain sustainable, practices are forced to rethink how care is delivered from the ground up.
American College of Radiology criticizes BCBS affiliate’s reimbursement policy change
Effective Feb. 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is no longer issuing separate payment for 3D rendering of imaging services (covered by CPT codes 76376 and 76377).
Patients file $5M class-action lawsuit against 1 of America’s oldest radiology practices
"Jane Doe,” who is under 18, and legal representatives claim Radiology Associates of Richmond failed to safeguard private health information.
Pioneering private practice and its 68 physicians join Strategic Radiology
North Carolina-based Eastern Radiologists announced the move on Tuesday, marking the 46th practice to join SR and eighth in the Tar Heel State.

Medicom partners with academic institutions to expand enterprise imaging offerings

The company was recently recognized by KLAS as one of the most promising health IT imaging vendors in 2024.

Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) identified on screening mammograms may help identify women who face a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new analysis published in Clinical Imaging.

Experts call for reporting guidelines for breast arterial calcifications identified on mammo

BACs and cardiovascular risk have been a growing topic of conversation in recent years, as numerous studies have indicated there could be a relationship between the two.

Radiologist loses appeal in case claiming former practice wrongfully terminated him in violation of FMLA

Jason M. Browning, MD, worked for Bay Radiology Associates in Florida for a decade, but problems emerged at the group after Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Anne Kroman, DO, MUSC, explains efforts to increasing female representation in electrophysiology. #GLOWE #HRS #HRS24 #WomeninEP

Efforts to get more women involved in electrophysiology and why it is important

Anne Kroman, DO, PhD, assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), explains mentoring efforts for women in EP and why it is important for patients to see more female electrophysiologists to help overcome barriers.

Rad Partners affiliate Empire State Radiology inks deal with 365-bed hospital

Mountainside Medical Center in North Jersey is tapping the 40-physician imaging group for both on-site and remote radiology services.

Radiologist questions the benefit of sharing online ratings of rads without ‘guidelines and guardrails’

Julianna Czum, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, made her case in the American Journal of Roentgenology on Wednesday, with 2 Utah rads issuing a rebuttal.

Radiology Partners discusses its research priorities

The RP Research Institute is an affiliation between the country's largest imaging group and some of the top academic institutions in the U.S.

Rad tech groups propose creating new entry-level role to relieve radiology staffing shortages

A new white paper is suggesting the hiring of “imaging medical aides” to support techs and bolster the pipeline of new professionals.

Practice Management

Smartwatches reduce physician burnout while improving resilience

Cardiology practices must be more sustainable to survive

American College of Radiology criticizes BCBS affiliate’s reimbursement policy change

Patients file $5M class-action lawsuit against 1 of America’s oldest radiology practices

Pioneering private practice and its 68 physicians join Strategic Radiology