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.

Surviving the radiologist shortage: Experts discuss private equity and other options at RSNA 2023

“Rural healthcare delivery is in trouble and private equity may have a role in supporting it," a Rad Partners leader told attendees.

GE HealthCare earns first FDA OK for device that enables remote patient scanning

GE said the product also allows radiologists to share expertise, best practices and “in-the-moment” advice with other members of the care team.

AMA ‘disappointed’ after Congress leaves physician pay fix out of bill to avert shutdown

The American College of Radiology and 120 other healthcare organizations recently sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate, asking them to fix the “flawed” Medicare payment system.

American College of Radiology initiative seeks to improve transparency among AI vendors

The ACR Data Science Institute’s “AI Central” allows physicians to select algorithms that have been vetted for performance.

Image-guided treatment may restore sense of smell in long-COVID patients

“Other treatments have failed to date. This injection is working,” said lead author Adam Zoga, MD, MBA, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Health.

5 guiding principles for establishing a point-of-care ultrasound program

Collaboration between various support personnel and buy-in from all stakeholders are crucial to program success, experts wrote in JACR.

Should diagnostic and interventional radiologists practice separately? Imaging groups to discuss at town hall

IR's evolution as a primary specialty, coupled with an "explosion" in diagnostic exams, have contributed to friction between the two professions.

Radiology services much harder to come by if you’re Black or Latino and living in the US

Relative to other hospitals, those serving racial and ethnic minorities had significantly lower odds of offering 7 of 12 diagnostic radiology exams, new research shows.

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