Practice Management

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

Siemens Healthineers, Florida Hospital Collaborate to Improve Health Care Outcomes

Multi-phase collaboration agreement and initial project to focus on acute care, health care utilization, and an improved health care experience for chest pain patients

3 methods for teaching communication to radiology residents

The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education requires residency program directors ensure trainees can meet proficiency expectations in communication across the patient care continuum.

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Foods with potential to cause inflammation connected to risk of colorectal cancer

Diets high in foods with potential to cause inflammation—including processed meat, red meat, fish and refined grains—are associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology.

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Tracking the work patterns of interventional radiologists: 3 key takeaways

There are thousands of interventional radiologist (IR) practicing throughout the United States, but if you ask a room full of IRs to define their role in medical imaging, you may get several different answers. To better understand the work patterns of IRs, researchers studied public datasets from CMS and the U.S. Census Bureau, publishing their results in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Imaging provider looking to open new location in Louisville

ProScan Imaging of Louisville is working toward opening a second location in Louisville, Kentucky. The planned location would feature an open MRI system.

FDA approves drug to treat breast cancer in patients with inherited genetic mutation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the expanded use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) for patients who have tumors with the inherited BCRA genetic mutation.

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Psychology, radiology departments join forces at MSU to study psychosis

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing plan to use fMRI scans to investigate brain movements that may be related to psychosis. The research is funded by a $1.5 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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Measuring the impact of resident-attending discrepancies in on-call reporting

Radiology residence training is trending toward a 24-hour coverage model with an accompanying attending practitioner to eliminate resident-attending discrepancies, which are often thought to lead to management changes. A new Academic Radiology study found a quantifiable clinical impact.

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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.