Practice Management

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

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system
Patients have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Pinehurst Radiology Associates, claiming it failed to protect their medical records.
Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services
Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa Cruz County, California, is teaming with Radiology Diagnostic Services, appointing one of its rads as medical director.
4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups
Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company
Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.
Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate
OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging.

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GPT-4 spots radiology report errors in less time, at a lower cost

The large language model can identify report errors seven times more quickly than human readers, new study reveals.

GPT-4 can detect radiology report errors at the same rate as members of the specialty

“This efficiency in detecting errors may hint at a future where AI can help optimize the workflow within radiology departments," a lead author of the study said.

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Nearly 80% of physicians now work for hospitals or other corporate entities as private practice dwindles

For the first time, the percentage of practice ownership by PE firms and other corporate entities (30%) surpassed hospitals or health systems' share (28%).

Practice must pay $14M after table collapses under patient during imaging exam, jury rules

The original inciting incident occurred in July 2014, when 58-year-old James Griswold visited the Connecticut provider group for a nuclear stress imaging test.

Small practices left vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering bankruptcy

"These survey data show, in stark terms, that practices will close because of this incident," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD.

Radiology Imaging Associates adopts AbbaDox at its 17 locations

The chain of imaging centers produces 600,000 patient scans each year in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

CDC sounds the alarm on key factor keeping women from undergoing mammography

The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study included over 117,000 women with many unable to make their appointment for varying reasons.

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Stroke patient sues radiology practice claiming negligence led to her fall from a CT scanner

Monica Lynch accuses Midstate Radiology Associates of failing to secure her to the scanner table and ignoring her needs during an examination.

Practice Management

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system

Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services

4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups

El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company

Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate