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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Riverside Radiology Medical Group joins growing independent practice coalition

The organization is the 38th to join Strategic Radiology and third in California, leaders announced. 

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GPT-4 can detect radiology report errors at the same rate as members of the specialty

“This efficiency in detecting errors may hint at a future where AI can help optimize the workflow within radiology departments," a lead author of the study said. 

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Nearly 80% of physicians now work for hospitals or other corporate entities as private practice dwindles

For the first time, the percentage of practice ownership by PE firms and other corporate entities (30%) surpassed hospitals or health systems' share (28%). 

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Practice must pay $14M after table collapses under patient during imaging exam, jury rules

The original inciting incident occurred in July 2014, when 58-year-old James Griswold visited the Connecticut provider group for a nuclear stress imaging test. 

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Small practices left vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering bankruptcy

"These survey data show, in stark terms, that practices will close because of this incident," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD.

 

CDC sounds the alarm on key factor keeping women from undergoing mammography

The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study included over 117,000 women with many unable to make their appointment for varying reasons. 

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Stroke patient sues radiology practice claiming negligence led to her fall from a CT scanner

Monica Lynch accuses Midstate Radiology Associates of failing to secure her to the scanner table and ignoring her needs during an examination. 

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Increased imaging utilization an ‘underrecognized’ facet of America’s substance use epidemic

On average, imaging costs per patient were almost 300% higher in the substance-use cohort, experts detailed in Academic Radiology. 

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

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GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Health Imaging
Outdated manuals pose MRI safety risks for patients with medical implants

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

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