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.

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Radiology Partners reaches ‘milestone,’ deploying clinical AI across more than 20 million exams

The country's largest imaging group estimated that 2,600 of its 3,600 radiologists (or 72%) are now using at least one AI tool in their daily workflow.

Novel ‘next level of care’ protocol reduces wait times for follow-up services in radiology

Those involved believe the approach is “reproducible and systematic” and can potentially be applied nationally for any biopsies involving radiologists.

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US Radiology Specialists will pay $450K for failing to upgrade hardware to prevent ransomware attack

Stemming from this alleged oversight, a “threat actor” gained access to its network and stole personal health information from 198,260 patients across the U.S.

Solis Mammography, 1 of state’s largest health systems partner to open multiple imaging centers

St. David’s HealthCare operates a total of eight hospitals in Texsa, employing 11,400 individuals across 180-plus sites of care.

RadNet inks new hospital joint venture partnership, with plans to add 10-plus imaging centers

RadNet and Cedars-Sinai are launching a new brand called the Los Angeles Imaging Group, and three new centers are already slated to open in California's largest city.

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MRI the most cost-effective tool for evaluating patients presenting with dizziness in the ED

When imaging is used to exclude stroke or clarify a diagnosis for secondary prevention, MRI leads to better long-term outcomes and more cost-effective management, experts advised.

‘Moral injury’ is prevalent among interventional radiologists, with healthcare corporatization 1 contributor

In healthcare, this typically manifests as lingering regret after organizational constraints prevent physicians from acting in the best interest of their patients.

Delaying kidney-function testing prior to contrast-enhanced CT dramatically improves imaging throughput

After full implementation, the median order-to-imaging-protocol time fell by 46%, from 23.93 minutes down to 13.02, experts detailed in JACR.

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