Practice Management

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

Aris Radiology completes acquisition of Optimal Radiology

HUDSON, Ohio and NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Airis Radiology, a leading national radiology practice, today announced it has acquired Optimal Radiology, a Tennessee-based provider of professional radiology services to hospitals nationwide. The deal brings together two of the country's largest radiology groups, creating a national practice with more than 160 board-certified radiologists who provide radiology services to over 130 healthcare organizations and interpret an estimated 1.5 million exams annually.

April 7, 2015

Radiologic Medical Services aligns with the Strategic Radiology national consortium

Strategic Radiology® (SR) announced today that Radiologic Medical Services (RMS) of Iowa City, IA has joined forces with the SR® network of progressive, independent radiology groups geographically dispersed throughout the US.

March 24, 2015

Intrinsic Imaging awarded interventional medical device trial for prevention of pulmonary emboli

Intrinsic Imaging, an FDA audited, ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2003 certified, GAMP® 5 compliant medical imaging core lab specializing in providing services for clinical trials, announced today that it has been awarded a clinical trial to study an interventional medical device designed for the prevention of pulmonary emboli.

March 3, 2015
New version of Appropriateness Criteria released

Latest version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria® covers more variant conditions than ever before

Reston, Va. (Feb. 25, 2015) — New and updated American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria® now help healthcare providers  choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy for more than 1000 clinical indications.  These continually updated criteria are a national standard developed by expert panels of physicians from many different medical specialties.

February 27, 2015
Dense-breast notifications raise confusing issues

WSJ: Dense breast notifications raise confusing issues for women

The Wall Street Journal poses an interesting question for both the specialty of radiology and the millions of women in 21 states who will be notified that they have dense breasts: What should they do about it?

February 27, 2015

EOS imaging receives FDA clearance for Micro Dose

The Micro Dose option, now available on the EOS equipment, brings pediatric spine follow-up imaging exams equivalent in dose to approximately one week of natural background radiation.

January 29, 2015

vRad partnership with Ver2 Digital Medicine brings expert radiology services to the Middle East

First client resulting from partnership is UAE’s Oasis Hospital.

January 21, 2015

IAC awarded ISO 9001:2008 Management System and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Certifications

JANUARY 2015 | The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) announced today that it is the first organization to achieve integrated management system certification (9001:2008 and 27001:2013); accredited against ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF) standards. ISO 9001:2008 is process-based, a certification that recognizes organizations that can link business objectives with operating effectiveness. ISO 27001:2013 recognizes organizations that establish and maintain an Information Security Management System (ISMS).

January 15, 2015

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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