Practice Management

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

Zika effects found in babies months after birth

New findings about Zika’s effects have surfaced in a study conducted on 12 babies whose mothers were infected with Zika. The babies, who are in Brazil, have microcephaly, a condition caused by Zika that damages the brain, reports The New York Times.

Radiology increasingly responsible for feeding tubes

The past two decades have seen a drastic decline in enteral access procedures among Medicare patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Case study: Radiologists should be cautious when delivering 'bad news'

For patients, receiving the results of radiology reports can prove to be stressful experiences. The moment after the information is shared, they will either be breathing a sigh of relief—or the complete opposite. 

Carestream to Ship Its OnSight 3D Extremity System in December

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 10 — Carestream is accepting orders from healthcare providers across the globe and announced plans to begin shipping its OnSight 3D Extremity System (video link) in December.  

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Patient insurance status can predict delaying follow-up mammograms

Imaging centers and public health organizations may need to devote additional resources to provide access to follow-ups after a positive mammography, according to Louise Henderson, PhD, assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Department of Radiology.

Radiologists, urologists collaborate on voiding cystourethrogram protocols

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced newly established standards for performing voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), which uses fluoroscopy to examine a child’s bladder and lower urinary tract.

UCSF, John Muir expand cancer care in San Francisco area

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and John Muir Health are building upon their current cancer care collaboration by building a new outpatient center.

ASU, Mayo Clinic alliance will produce $40 million radiation exposure detection prototype

A new partnership between Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic aimed at improving medical education and healthcare has one goal that will affect radiology.

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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.