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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Obstacle or death sentence? How women’s experiences shape views of breast cancer

A woman’s memories of breast cancer—whether they stem from a family member’s diagnosis or a close friend’s battle—could significantly shape that woman’s choices about her own preventive care, researchers reported in the Journal of Health Psychology.

3 Olympians pledge to donate brains to Concussion Legacy Foundation for research

Three U.S. Olympians—bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor and ice hockey players Angela Ruggiero and Hayley Wickenheiser—have pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) after their deaths to assist with important concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research.

ACR introduces new contrast reaction card to help with acute patient reactions

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced Tuesday that it has developed a “contrast reaction card” to help with the management of acute reactions to contrast material.

Hologic Launches Fluoroscan® InSight™ FD Mini C-Arm Extremities Imaging System

New Innovation Enriches Mini C-Arm Technology with Diversified Imaging Options, Upgraded Storage and Transport, and Enhanced Interface

Cancer patients in Turkey given incorrect irradiation treatment

Cancer patients receiving treatment at Akdeniz University Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Clinic in Antalya, Turkey, found that 27 patients were not given the correct dose of Total Body Irradiation (TBI) treatment.

University developed TEE simulator 1st to utilize patient images

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) isn’t a new technology, but a research professor at the University of Washington has created the first TEE simulator that utilizes real patient images to practice the complex procedure, The Daily reports.

Is a vaccine the answer for protecting athletes from CTE?

As the number of concussions suffered by athletes, including players in the National Football League, continues to rise, one company is developing a drug that could potentially inoculate the brain against chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Q&A: Mass General's Harvey on shifting from peer review to peer learning

Peer review has long been the industry norm for providing feedback to radiologists, but more and more academic and clinical departments are starting to implement a judgment-free alternative: peer learning.

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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.