Practice Management

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

Cloud

Aycan introduces a 'mini' PACS for independent practices

The enterprise imaging system is equipped with basic features for storage and sharing, with the option to upgrade.

March 26, 2024
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Judge declines to toss radiologist’s lawsuit alleging age discrimination led to her firing

Septuagenarian Claire Hanley, MD, first sued the country’s largest municipal health system in 2019 after she was replaced by someone 30 years younger.

March 26, 2024
nCommand Lite remote scanning GE Healthcare Ionic

GE HealthCare touts FDA clearance of solution that allows technologists to scan remotely

The offering is from Ionic Health, which is based in São Paulo, Brazil, where the company has already tested the technology for three years. 

March 25, 2024

Judge denies radiology group’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit over $177M sale of the practice

Technologist Robert Harrison and his attorneys filed the complaint in 2021, charging that shareholders grossly overpaid in the deal, among other contentions

March 24, 2024
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Powering down interventional imaging systems saves tens of thousands in electricity costs

Making the hypothetical adjustment of switching all idle systems to off overnight and on weekends would save one hospital about $38,000. 
 

March 22, 2024

Deep learning-based MRI reconstruction software produces considerable cost savings

Oulu University Hospital believes AI will allow it to deliver the same level of service with one fewer scanner, enabling annual savings of over $436,000.

March 21, 2024
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Novel workflow automatically integrates AI results into structured radiology reports

German experts detailed their experience with the “AI to SR pipeline” in an analysis published in Insights into Imaging

March 20, 2024
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

Burnout remains high among radiology residents years after COVID-19 hit

The most commonly suggested remedies include lessening their work burden, providing more programmatic support and offering “protected wellness time.” 

March 20, 2024