Practice Management

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

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Respected radiology journal warns of predatory 'imitators' claiming to be the publication

Hackers have even gone as far as issuing fabricated acceptance letters with images plucked from the publication’s official website.

GE Healthcare's Venue Go point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system features AI-enabled tools to speed workflows, including Caption Guidance to help non-expert users capture diagnostic quality cardiac images. These systems helped drive positive earnings for the company in Q2 2025.

Bedside POCUS could save hospitals millions when used on patients with shortness of breath

“The explanation here is simple. Ultrasound gives you more information, and more concrete information, about what’s going on,” authors of a new JAMA study say.

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New partnership seeks to increase imaging departments' remote-scanning capabilities

Many organizations are interested in remote scanning as a means of addressing ongoing technologist staffing shortages.

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Radiologist warns of ‘quiet quitting’ across specialty

Frustrated with burnout, mid-career inertia and the allure of temp work, many rads are only doing their minimum duties in order to survive. 

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Practices tied to private equity, hospitals charge significantly more than independent radiology groups

Negotiated professional prices for hospital-based radiology services are about 43% higher than independents vs. 16% more for PE-backed rad groups.

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Federal update would help imaging centers, rad practices qualify for small business loans

The Small Business Administration will raise receipts-based standards for 263 industries including imaging, allowing more to apply for financing.

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Florida radiology practice reports data breach as attorneys eye lawsuit

Vital Imaging Diagnostic Centers recently alerted patients about the apparent cyberattack with an unauthorized party likely gaining access to private health information. 

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Radiology practice sells imaging center to hospital partner while remaining independent

Fayetteville-based Valley Regional Imaging is unloading its facility to Cape Fear Valley Health, a hospital based in the same Sandhills-region community of southeastern North Carolina.