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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Patients go online to research mammographic efficacy, screening guidelines

When patients go online for information on breast cancer and mammography, what do they want to know? A team of researchers from New York University Langone Hospital in Brooklyn and the department of radiology at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City examined this very question, publishing findings in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

New Customizable ACR Website Offers More Interactive, Mobile-Friendly Experience

Reston, VA – Designed by members, for members, the new American College of Radiology website (ACR.org) is more interactive, mobile friendly and customizable to meet individual member needs.

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Female college athletes experience higher rate of concussion over 15-year period

The discussion about head injuries and their lasting effects has mainly involved contact sports, with many cases involving retired professional football players. But in addition to these older men, college-aged women are experiencing concussions at a higher rate than their male counterparts.

Konica Minolta’s AeroRemote Insights Provides Interactive Analytic Reporting for Radiology Departments

Wayne, NJ, November 16, 2017 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a recognized leader in medical imaging systems and healthcare IT, unveils AeroRemote™ Insights, a new web-based tool designed to provide valuable information for imaging departments, to gain more insights about their Konica Minolta digital radiography (DR) assets.  

‘Concussion’ doctor Bennet Omalu resigns due to interference from sheriff

Forensic Pathologist Bennet Omalu, MD, whose professional life was highlighted on the big screen in the 2015 movie “Concussion,” has resigned from his post as San Joaquin County, California’s chief medical examiner, citing “intolerable interference” by Sheriff-Coroner Steve Moore.

Using hormonal contraception leads to small increase in risk of breast cancer

Approximately 140 million women around the world rely on hormonal contraception. According to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the use of such contraceptives can increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer.

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Do you want a CT with that? Exploring the 'McDonaldization' of radiology

American sociologist George Ritzer believes our society and culture are moving toward “McDonaldization”—meaning institutions and organizations are adapting characteristics like those of fast food chains.

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RSNA 2017: Patients want improved access to images, reports, meetings with radiologists

Radiologists are no longer only the diagnostician’s doctor. With increased transparency in healthcare, patients are provided with greater access to their radiology reports. Patients are taking an active role in their health—and a flash drive of images from their radiologist simply is not good enough.

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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.