Practice Management

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

survey polling quick data check mark poll research doctor

Efforts needed to improve interventional radiology awareness among specialists: Survey

The call to action comes from a poll of over 500 specialists at a single academic institution, published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.  

Biograph whole-body MRI

Biograph, a new whole-body MRI startup, launches with $7,500 membership fee

The company has already opened its first location in San Mateo, California, with another to follow in New York City, collecting over 1,000 datapoints from 30-plus exams.  

Medicare data stethoscope healthcare trends graphs finance financials

Radiologists skeptical of projections that rad shortages will persist into 2055

The ACR's Neiman Policy Institute believes residency slot increases and reductions in inappropriate imaging orders are needed to counter these trends. 

artificial intelligence partnership on AI global cooperation

What radiology leaders can learn from the world’s ‘Blue Zones,’ where people live significantly longer

“Radiology, by nature, presents a unique challenge to physician well-being,” Cody R. Johnson, MD, and colleagues write in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Medicaid money dollar reimbursement

Physicians refer lower-pay Medicaid patients to interventional radiology, operate on more lucrative commercially insured

Women covered by Medicaid are about 38% likelier to undergo uterine artery embolization, according to new research from the Neiman Health Policy Institute. 

Strategic Radiology

Strategic Radiology enters new state, adding 24-physician Radiology Inc.

Founded in 1968, the Huntington, W.V., private practice provides 24/7 support to to six hospitals and three health systems. 

black woman breast cancer pink ribbon

Patients fail to undergo follow-up breast imaging services, despite same-day availability

“Understanding the disparities in diagnostic breast imaging can facilitate the development of interventions that aim to close gaps," says Marissa B. Lawson, MD. 

Thumbnail

Radiology practices ‘strongly’ urged to seek counsel over Corporate Transparency Act

Enacted as part of the Federal Anti-Money Laundering Act, regulators were slated to begin enforcing penalties under the CTA on Jan. 1. 

Around the web

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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.