Practice Management

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

Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year
Experts believe their findings signal the need for potential policy reform in Washington to address perceived conflicts of interest.
Radiologists say paid family and medical leave a key factor when choosing a practice
Respondents in academic practices were more likely to report a paid-leave policy when compared to others working in hospitals or private practice.
Unnecessary imaging wastes $12B a year and uses enough electricity to power a small town
Between 2017 and 2021, all inappropriate imaging generated upward of 129.2 kilotons per year, with CT and MRI accounting for the largest portion.
SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based radiology practice issued a notice to impacted parties on March 28 after reports of the hack first started surfacing in mid-February.
4 takeaways from a survey of hundreds of referrers on their radiology report preferences
Surgeons and internists have different preferences compared to general practitioners, but most said they want more collaboration with radiologists.

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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.

Melissa Davis, MD, MBA, Yale University, explains her research into private equity market penetration in radiology.

Concerns about private equity's growing influence in radiology

Melissa Davis, MD, vice chair of medical informatics and associate professor at Yale University’s Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, shares her findings from research on private equity market penetration.

Private equity-backed teleradiology group offers insights from global survey of 700 rads

Everlight Radiology recently hired research Censuswide to poll members of the specialty, sharing 5 key findings from the survey on Monday.

How 1 radiology department cut its mammography turnaround times by 39%

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Medicine saw its peak processing of breast images climb to 198 hours or about 8.25 days, necessitating changes.

Radiology "maestro" addresses department workflow hiccups.

'Ad hoc' shifts and radiology 'maestros': How one department addressed its workflow hiccups

The radiologist maestro assesses colleagues' needs in real-time and makes decisions accordingly at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Cost is king for patients, referrers mulling where to steer elective imaging, though other factors in play

Convenience and the referring provider's endorsement also are key for patients, while physicians focus on image quality and radiologists' reputation.

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Not all lead glasses are created equal

Higher lead content does not always necessarily equate to greater protection, authors of a new analysis caution.

Practice Management

Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year

Radiologists say paid family and medical leave a key factor when choosing a practice

Unnecessary imaging wastes $12B a year and uses enough electricity to power a small town

SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports

4 takeaways from a survey of hundreds of referrers on their radiology report preferences