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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More with less: Department cuts technologists’ wasted time searching for CT supplies by 62%

The University of Utah Health department of radiology recently tackled a quality improvement project to quash wasted minutes spent seeking syringes and other items in storage. 

February 5, 2024
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Hospital pays $801,000 to settle allegations radiology practices billed for ‘shoddy’ imaging services

Physicians allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for scans they either never reviewed or failed to assess in a timely fashion. 

February 1, 2024
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Inconsistent imaging: Radiologists letting personal preferences influence decision-making

There is significant variation from one radiologist to the next in suggesting follow-up head and neck imaging, Harvard experts detailed in AJR

January 31, 2024
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Private equity-backed radiology provider SimonMed opens 6 new imaging centers

New additions balloon the Scottsdale, Arizona-based radiology practice's total number of locations to 170, spanning 11 states. 

January 31, 2024
NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Garden City

NYU Langone opens $170M outpatient radiology hub in former Sears store

The 260,000-square-foot ambulatory care center features 30 other clinical specialties including cardiology, pediatrics and pulmonology, and will treat 400,000 patients annually. 

January 31, 2024
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Insurers claim No Surprises Act is not narrowing networks; radiologists disagree

AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recently polled 21 U.S. health insurance providers about their experiences with the landmark legislation.

January 31, 2024
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Patient-radiologist consultations, held in reading room after lung cancer screening, show promise

Conversations last 10 minutes or less, with specialists providing a preliminary interpretation of imaging findings in conjunction with smoking cessation counseling. 

January 31, 2024

Radiology residents and fellows unionize in ‘landslide’ election

Physicians at Chicago-based McGaw Medical Center are working over 80 hours per week while collecting inadequate compensation, organizers said.

January 30, 2024

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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