These referrer check-ins can serve as a major source of workflow interruption and inefficiency, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Higher burden of medical debt is associated with significantly increased incidence of late-stage lung, colorectal, cervical, skin, kidney, bladder, and head/neck cancer, new research shows.
Jardine Matheson has closed its purchase of the I-Med Radiology Network, which operates 215 clinics and handles 7 million studies annually, also operating the StatRad teleradiology firm in the U.S.
The agency has green-lit a new product that could give interventional radiologists greater access to small, distal vessels during liver embolization procedures.
Experts involved in the analysis believe their findings emphasize the need for ongoing educational initiatives on radiation exposure for docs who practice in ED settings.
Imaging societies including the Radiology Business Management Association, Society of Interventional Radiology and others recently submitted their detailed feedback on the fee schedule.
Many know Sol Radiology as the Southern California-based practice that, in this decade, grew from three radiologists to 45 in only three years. But other key indicators of Sol’s development might be the pieces from which presently small practices stand to learn the most.
