Practice Management

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

How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate
It is estimated that less than 20% of eligible patients in the U.S. adhere to LCS recommendations, despite numerous studies highlighting the exam’s effectiveness.
State law change allows technologists to administer contrast under remote supervision
The update eliminates the requirement for a physician to be on-site and now allows techs to perform venipuncture and conduct contrast administration under remote supervision.
Private equity-backed outpatient imaging provider enters California via USC partnership
Outpatient Imaging Affiliates has inked an agreement with Keck Medicine, providing revenue cycle and imaging center management services for a facility in Pasadena.
Private equity-backed Solis Mammography enters new state with imaging center acquisition
The company now operates over 150 outpatient imaging centers across 23 major markets also including Dallas, Houston, Denver, D.C. and more.
Patients from poorer neighborhoods travel farther for MRIs, show up in worse condition
A twofold increase in distance traveled from home to an imaging center resulted in substantially higher severity in these patients’ conditions, researchers detailed in JACR.

HRS president Jodie Hurwitz, MD, discusses trends in electrophysiology at the 2024 HRS meeting.

Exploring the biggest trends at HRS 2024

Heart Rhythm Society President Jodie Hurwitz, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that pulsed field ablation was one of the hottest topics at Heart Rhythm 2024. It may be early, she said, but the technology is already making an impact.

Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

However, medical image sharing could also produce an influx of questions from patients who have concerns about what they're looking at, authors of a new paper suggest.

Private equity-backed urology practice enters interventional radiology with new outpatient center

Central Ohio Urology is working with Prostate Centers USA, a Virginia-based IR group that operates a network of locations across several states.

Radiologists help launch Uber-like service providing imaging consultations across the globe

Experts first designed the program in 2022 to provide subspecialty advice to clinicians in war-torn Ukraine.

Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, president and CEO of MedAxiom, said iIt is no longer enough to just be a cardiologist making clinical decisions, they also need to be much more aware the business side of healthcare. #Cardiologybusiness #CVBusiness #CMS #Cardiology #ACC #ACC2024 #Medaxiom

Business concerns over costs and thin margins means it is no longer enough to just be a cardiologist

Cardiologist Jerry Blackwell, MD, president and CEO of MedAxiom, believes cardiologist can't just focus on clinical decisions, as they also must be aware the financial ramifications.

Radiologist urges peers to perform ultrasounds, build better bonds with patients

Pranjal Rai, MBBS, made his case in a new opinion piece published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Amid ‘ever-escalating’ costs in cancer care, experts say its ‘imperative’ radiology screens for financial toxicity

Despite this dire need, there is wide variability in such processes, including the timing, setting, tools utilized and interpretation of the results, according to new research.

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Private equity dealmaking in healthcare stalls amid persistent bid-ask gap, negative regulatory environment

PE sponsors announced or closed about 158 transactions in the first quarter (including five in imaging), a “downward trend even from 2023’s sluggish pace,” Pitchbook reports.

Practice Management

How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate

State law change allows technologists to administer contrast under remote supervision

Private equity-backed outpatient imaging provider enters California via USC partnership

Private equity-backed Solis Mammography enters new state with imaging center acquisition

Patients from poorer neighborhoods travel farther for MRIs, show up in worse condition