Practice Management

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

PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs
Conductor is a platform of AI-enabled agents that can read clinical documents and orders, call patients and orchestrate appointments.
Novel CT power-save mode could cut per-scanner costs by $1.5M annually
Investigators with University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, recently explored the use of a “promising” new option that reduces energy consumption during brief, inter-examination idle intervals.
Practice rename's radiology suite after retiring long-time rad tech
The technologist received the news during her Oct. 31 retirement reception dedicated to her decades of contributions to the practice.
Fewer radiologists are interpreting breast imaging exams, with key workforce implications
From 2013 to 2022, the percentage of rads submitting breast care claims to Medicare dropped from about 47% down to 34%.
Rural hospitals band together to offer MRI services
Five Northern California critical access hospitals are banding together to share a mobile MRI unit across three counties.

Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication

Three factors are associated with true high-risk findings—imaging protocols for aortic valve implantation planning, imaging area, and cardiology department orders.

Wake Radiology touts opening of expanded breast health center

The expanded, nearly 5,400-square-foot Cary Breast Care Center includes individual dressing rooms attached to each mammography suite, bolstering privacy and efficiency.

Princeton Radiology announces expansion into new state with state-of-the-art center

The 65-year-old, New Jersey-based private practice now has about a dozen locations, with the latest in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

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Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread leaves her blind at age 23

The case dates to November 2020 when Allison Mitchell was admitted at Saint Vincent Hospital for a headache that led to her losing consciousness.

Strategic Radiology shares concern about inconsistencies in MAC payment determinations

Providers have reported issues with one Medicare Administrative Contractor covering PET scans, for example, with reimbursement falling significantly below the expense.

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Radiology societies advocate for CPT code changes

ACR and others did so as part of the recently held 2024 September American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel meeting.

AI implementation improves when radiology staff concerns are considered

Although the potential benefits of artificial intelligence are numerous, its implementation is not without headaches for healthcare staffers.

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Scientists devise automated, ‘big data’ approach to assess radiology residents’ report writing progress

Swiss researchers retrospectively analyzed nearly 250,000 reports from 53 residents logged over a five-year period, sharing the results in Radiology.

Practice Management

PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs

Novel CT power-save mode could cut per-scanner costs by $1.5M annually

Practice rename's radiology suite after retiring long-time rad tech

Fewer radiologists are interpreting breast imaging exams, with key workforce implications

Rural hospitals band together to offer MRI services