Practice Management

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

Should patients be included in multidisciplinary team meetings?

The authors of a new analysis published in Clinical Radiology believe all parties—the radiologist, the referring clinician, any other relevant physicians, and the patient—should be brought together to help achieve the best patient care possible.

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New iOS-compatible app provides mobile access to medical images

Ambra Health has launched its iOS-compatible medical image mobile application, which gives healthcare providers access to medical images on the go.

Good Shepherd Hospital Installs New Carestream Imaging Systems to Satisfy Needs of Pediatric, Orthopaedic Specialists

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital (Shelbyville, Ill.) contracted with HSHS service asset management partner Interstate Imaging, LLC (Evansville, Ind.) to acquire and install a Carestream Q-Rad DRX Digital X-ray System and upgrade existing portable X-ray and radiography/fluoroscopy imaging systems to DR with Carestream DRX Plus 3543C cesium iodide detectors. The DRX systems deliver rapid image access and excellent image quality with reduced X-ray dosage.

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Radiologist shortage in Australia leaves BreastScreen SA looking for outside help

A shortage of radiologists across Australia has pressured BreastScreen SA, part of a national breast screening program, to look for outside help.

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Pop Warner using online resource to teach young athletes about concussions

Pop Warner Little Scholars is now working to educate its young athletes—including approximately 225,000 football players—about the importance of recognizing when a concussion may have occurred.

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Researchers use CT scans to develop portraits of ancient Egyptians

With the help of current CT technology, along with computer graphics and craniofacial reconstruction, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers were able to create detailed portraits of the mummified remains of an ancient Egyptian, according to reporting from The Baltimore Sun.

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ASTRO 2018: SBRT an effective option for low-, intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to research presented Oct. 22 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

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ASTRO 2018: High-dose radiation therapy safe for kidney cancer patients with a single kidney

Using high-dose, high-precision radiation therapy to treat renal cell carcinoma (RCR) is safe for patients with one kidney, according to findings presented Oct. 22 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

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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.

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.