Practice Management

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

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Radiology dashboard gives ED docs real-time insights on pending imaging exams

Penn Medicine handled roughly 270,000 radiology exams in its EDs last year, representing a 4.5-fold increase over a decade and necessitating workflow changes.  

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South Jersey Radiology Associates reaches deal to restore in-network status with state’s largest insurer

The US Radiology Specialists affiliate has remained outside of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's network since April 1 but recently had a breakthrough. 

Jefferson Radiology

Patients at Radiology Partners affiliate facing long delays due to ‘unprecedented demand’

 “Our dedicated team is working diligently to minimize wait times and ensure patients receive the best possible care," Jefferson Radiology said in a statement shared Wednesday. 

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Do large language models help or hinder workflows related to radiology reports?

Some have suggested LLMs could reword reports to improve patient comprehension, but whether this is a feasible option remains unknown. 

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Hospitals increasingly funding their own radiology residency positions

Some have suggested increasing the number of Medicare-funded GME slots to relieve staffing shortages. However, this requires convincing Congress to intervene. 

Strategic Radiology

Grand Traverse Radiologists joins Strategic Radiology’s growing private practice coalition

This marks SR’s third member in the Great Lakes State, joining Advanced Radiology Services and Huron Valley Radiology, and 42nd overall. 

CHLA adds virtual technologist role

Hospital creates 'virtual reality technologist' role to support patients during interventional procedures

The technologist guides patients through procedure-specific VR games designed to ease anxiety and discomfort during their treatment.

Telehealth visits not to blame for uptick in imaging orders, study shows

Despite some assumptions that telehealth visits increase the unnecessary utilization of diagnostic services, new data suggest the opposite may be true. 

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.