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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Florida hospital receives $100K grant to care for hearts of breast cancer patients

The Orlando-based Florida Hospital health system is launching a new initiative focused on lessening the impact of chemotherapy’s various adverse side effects on the hearts of breast cancer patients.

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Orchestrating Radiology Workflow: Measuring, Managing and Load Balancing

Sponsored by Change Healthcare

Workflow is both the magic and worry of radiology. To borrow a phrase from a nursery rhyme: when it is good, it is very good indeed, but when it is bad, it is horrid. While many radiology groups enjoy good workflow, most have room for improvement in measuring productivity, managing studies and balancing workloads to boost business and burn out physician burnout and ease fatigue. Here’s how two leading radiology group practices are making workflow better.

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Professor wins $1.6M grant focused on lowering tumor recurrence in cancer patients

Researcher J. Quincy Brown, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to develop a rapid microscopy scanner that could ensure cancer patients' tumors are completely removed during surgery.

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College apologizes after using inappropriate language to promote breast cancer awareness

Healthcare providers are always working to improve patient awareness and engagement when it comes to breast cancer screening—but raunchy emails don’t appear to be the answer.

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Kinetic imaging provides better image quality than digital subtraction angiography

Kinetic imaging provides specialists with better overall image quality than digital subtraction angiography (DSA), according to new research published in Radiology.

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Burnout in pediatric radiology: 3 key takeaways from a new survey

Pediatric radiologists experience significant burnout, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR). With resident interest in pediatric radiology already declining, what does this mean for the specialty going forward?

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YouTube unhelpful for patients wanting to learn about TRUS-guided prostate biopsy

Patients turning to YouTube for high-quality information about transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies of the prostate should look elsewhere, according to new research published in Clinical Radiology.

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Survey: 47% of female interventional radiologists experienced sexual harassment during practice

New survey results published in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggest there is gender bias within intervention radiology (IR), and it affects women throughout their entire career.

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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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