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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CMS pushes imaging appropriate use criteria go-live date back a year due to pandemic

The federal agency first kicked off the educational testing period for the AUC program on Jan. 1, with full implementation slated for the same date in 2021. 

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World Health Organization urges against using chest imaging to diagnose COVID-19

WHO said several countries have asked for guidance in the use of radiology services during the pandemic, with the agency publishing its findings in Radiology

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Interventional radiology taking on a more prominent role in hospitals during the pandemic

That’s been the case at two academic medical centers in Chicago and Tucson, Arizona, where such physicians have accounted for a greater share of both procedural volume and gross charges.

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Experts pinpoint low-dose CT lung cancer screening fixes: ‘Radiologists must be creative and proactive’

LDCT has been a hot topic in the news lately, with U.S. lawmakers recently pushing for greater efforts to expand use of this lifesaving clinical tool. 

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4 tips to help maintain breast imaging services during local COVID flare-ups

Scientists with the Italian College of Breast Radiologists recently detailed their advice for keeping mammography safe during the pandemic in La Radiologia Medica. 

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Experts cast further doubts on COVID chest CT: ‘Not much of a diagnostic role for it’

Chinese researchers detailed these latest reservations in a new retrospective study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

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Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans

Officials said the algorithm could act as a “robust lung nodule spell-checker” that reduces rad read times while maintaining accuracy. 

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‘Action is urgently needed’ to spread cancer imaging know-how outside of top institutions, experts say

Trends in Medicare data also highlight the need to bolster radiologists’ adherence to evidence-based guidelines, scientists wrote in JACR.

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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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.