Practice Management

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

Radiology nurse navigator helps streamline imaging for breast cancer patients
A new role at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is improving the diagnostic process for both patients and providers.
AI cuts hospital system's MRI wait times by more than 50%
The health network, which operates 37 hospitals in California, drastically reduced scheduling delays after integrating an FDA-cleared algorithm designed to speed up imaging acquisition times.
Hundreds of exams canceled as heat wave sidelines MRI scanners
High temperatures in the U.K. are putting pressure on an already strained healthcare system, with imaging equipment on the fritz due to overheating.
America's largest hospital systems still relying on CDs for image sharing
Despite the many technological advancements that have occurred in radiology, the specialty is still lagging when it comes to image and data sharing, according to new research.
Neuroimaging utilization in emergency departments has increased year-over-year for a decade
Researchers believe their new data could be used to better inform staffing coverage in modern radiology departments.

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Patients continue facing weekslong delays at Radiology Partners affiliate

Margaret Lukasyk of West Hartford, Conn., posted her concerns about Jefferson Radiology on Facebook and received numerous responses.

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Practice managers demand ‘immediate action’ on physician Medicare pay cut

The Medical Group Management Association made its demands in a letter to newly appointed leaders in the U.S. House and Senate sent Tuesday.

Interventional radiologists across the globe agree: Specialty must increase awareness

Researchers recently fielded the survey, hoping to collect information about the state of IR practice and factors that impact access.

Payment incentives fail to push physicians toward MRI surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer

BCBS of Michigan has sought to push urologists away from aggressive treatment for low-risk cancer, offering a payment perk to shift their approach.

Clinicians want AI to show its work

Providers are more likely to trust AI when they understand how it arrives at its conclusions.

The imaging iodine contrast shortage is delaying procedures and causing rationing at hospitals. impact is it having on hospitals and the tough decisions that are being made to triage patients to determine if they will get a contrast CT scan or an interventional or surgical procedure requiring contrast. Photo by Dave Fornell

Multidose contrast injectors could increase waste in some radiology departments

These findings are important from both environmental and operational standpoints, authors of a new Academic Radiology paper point out.

Radiologists can play key role in radiation therapy planning, but reimbursement an impediment

Image interpretation can be one major source of variability, with some radiation oncologists forced to read MR, CT and other exams during the RT planning process.

4 solutions to the biggest challenges facing remote radiologists

Researchers recently surveyed over 200 physicians about their experiences working from home, sharing the findings in Academic Radiology.

Practice Management

Radiology nurse navigator helps streamline imaging for breast cancer patients

AI cuts hospital system's MRI wait times by more than 50%

Hundreds of exams canceled as heat wave sidelines MRI scanners

America's largest hospital systems still relying on CDs for image sharing

Neuroimaging utilization in emergency departments has increased year-over-year for a decade