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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Misread CT scan at the center of $10M lawsuit against U.S. government

Richard Stayskal, a Green Beret from North Carolina and Purple Heart recipient, sued the federal government for $10 million after a CT scan was misread, or perhaps not read at all—resulting in him developing stage four terminal lung cancer, according to reporting from WJZY-TV in Tampa.

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‘MERFISH’ method identifies thousands of unique RNAs in 10 rounds of imaging

Harvard researchers have developed a “cellular atlas” of the brain using a novel fluorescence imaging technique known as multiplexed error-robust fluorescence in-situ hybridization, or MERFISH, the Harvard Gazette reported early this month.

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RSNA 2018 symposia on high resolution, liver assessment imaging

Canon Medical Systems USA announced a collaboration with Applied Radiology to support two international expert-led symposiums that will discuss innovation within high resolution imaging and imaging techniques for liver assessment at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting.

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Siemens’ mobile, 3D C-arm receives FDA clearance

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Siemens Healthineers’ Cios Spin, a mobile C-arm that enables surgeons to perform intraoperative corrections based on 3D images, Siemens announced this week.

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‘Significant shortage’ of Mo-99 expected in November

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced a “significant shortage” of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) during the first half of November due to operations issues at various facilities.

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Sen. Duckworth leads veterans roundtable to discuss radiology care at VA

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) and Democratic congressional candidate Brendan Kelly held a roundtable event at the American Legion with veterans across southern Illinois. Earlier this year, there were reports of misread radiology scans that were uncovered at the facility.

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New lactation policy helps radiology residents feel less anxious on the job

A new case study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology detailed how one radiology department developed a policy in support of radiology residents who are breastfeeding mothers, which led to decreased anxiety and less time away from daily work.

Tech company files patent for AI software that makes gadolinium-free imaging possible

IQ-AI, the healthcare technology and software holding company formerly known as Flying Brands, announced it has filed a patent for MR imaging that does not use gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs).

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

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

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