Practice Management

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

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system
Patients have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Pinehurst Radiology Associates, claiming it failed to protect their medical records.
Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services
Watsonville Community Hospital in Santa Cruz County, California, is teaming with Radiology Diagnostic Services, appointing one of its rads as medical director.
4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups
Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company
Panos Partners-backed Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Texas now offers radiology services at 23 locations in five markets following the deal.
Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate
OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging.

State abortion restrictions do not appear to impact radiology residency applications

Radiologists have expressed concern that the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade would exacerbate physician shortages.

S&P downgrades Radiology Partners amid worries its capital structure could become unsustainable

The country's largest imaging group has $3.37B in obligations, including “significant debt maturities looming in July 2025.”

Federal bill would require more transparency from private equity-backed physician practices

H.R. 3561 also would apply to groups owned by physicians, hospitals, insurers, or venture capital firms, who could face fines of $2M for failing to comply.

CMS announces coverage decision for new Alzheimer's drugs

The agency indicated that, in order for such drugs to be covered, patients with Medicare Part B must be enrolled in registries that collect real-world data on the treatment’s effectiveness.

Radiology practice suffers ‘significant’ cyberattack

Medford Radiology was left unable to see or report on images and was still assessing the scope of the attack as of May 30.

Important factors that influence radiology practices’ patient experience scores

Mayo Clinic researchers administered their survey to 3,636 patients who underwent outpatient MRI exams, sharing the results in JACR.

Adopting paid family and medical leave in radiology: 7 considerations

“Paid FML is increasingly being recognized as an important issue in medicine," radiologists wrote recently in AJR.

One-fourth of practices say operating costs are up, with 93% facing clinical staffing shortages

Another 80% of physicians believe such challenges are worse than they were in 2022, according to survey data from ASTRO.

Practice Management

Radiology practice reportedly shutters after cyberattack, selling its property to local hospital system

Formerly bankrupt hospital partners with private radiology practice to provide imaging services

4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups

El Paso’s Desert Imaging acquired by private equity-backed radiology company

Hospital redesigns radiology 2nd opinion service, scoring 92% collection success rate