Practice Management

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

Hospital's digital intelligence platform cuts imaging wait times, but with a caveat
The closed-loop digital platform is equipped with an intelligent scheduling algorithm and a dynamic report dispatching system.
Interventional radiologists lack knowledge about supply costs, survey says
These charges account for a significant portion of IR expenditures, but many providers indicate they have never had formal training in charge awareness.
Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?
The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning.
Health system touts $7M expansion of molecular imaging department, ER
Leaders at the Utah hospital are hopeful the newly updated PET offerings will help patients seek treatment locally, avoiding long travel times.
Hospital opens new $3M interventional radiology suite, the first in its region
The hope is that the new service will open the door for patients to undergo treatment and diagnostic exams locally instead of having to travel long distances.

Anthem threatens hospitals who use out-of-network radiology providers

“When you thought insurers couldn’t get more evil, they come up with something even worse than you anticipated,” one physician said.

UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group.

‘Direct-to-patient’ digital prompt boosts CT lung cancer screening uptake

Researchers with two academic health systems recently tried a new approach to increase LDCT uptake, reaching patients electronically outside of a regular appointment and asking them to request a screening.

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.

Practice Management

Hospital's digital intelligence platform cuts imaging wait times, but with a caveat

Interventional radiologists lack knowledge about supply costs, survey says

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

Health system touts $7M expansion of molecular imaging department, ER

Hospital opens new $3M interventional radiology suite, the first in its region