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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EVDI Medical Imaging hires 4 new radiologists

EVDI Medical Imaging, an imaging provider with six locations in the greater Phoenix area, announced this week it had added four radiologists to its team.

Physician shares concern about patients' overall happiness

A recent study determined that unhappiness was not an independent predictor of increased mortality, but one physician wrote in the New York Times that she remains concerned about her patients’ happiness and the impact it could potentially have on their health.

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Most prevention and screening guidelines skirt the details on harms, benefits

Guidelines for cancer prevention and screening are “ideally suited” for explaining the benefits and harms of medical interventions, but according to a recent study published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a majority of these statements do an insufficient job of providing such insight.

Magnetic Insight announces new collaboration with Stanford School of Medicine

Magnetic Insight, a Newark, Calif.-based diagnostic imaging technology company that specializes in magnetic particle imaging (MPI) has announced a new collaboration with the Stanford School of Medicine that will focus on developing new ways to use MPI to improve patient care.

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Medical students on why they are (and are not) choosing radiology

What draws medical students to radiology? A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology examined the motivations of students who choose diagnostic radiology and those who do not, finding 7 percent said they planned on applying in diagnostic radiology.

Patient enrollment opens for IDEAS Study

Patient enrollment is officially underway for a new brain amyloid scanning research study managed by the American College of Radiology and American College of Radiology Imaging Network. 

New York physicians weigh in on Gov. Cuomo’s plan to increase mobile mammography units

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave an emotional State of the State speech last month, discussing his girlfriend’s battle against breast cancer and calling for an increase in breast cancer screening throughout the state. Now that a little time has passed since that speech, Syracuse.com has reported on some of the reactions to Cuomo’s plan from throughout the Syracuse area. 

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COGR peer review: Worth the extra effort

Consensus-oriented group review (COGR) is valuable for radiologists and worth the additional effort compared to other peer review methods, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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Health Imaging
What might reimbursements for proposed MRI safety CPT codes look like?

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

Health Imaging
'A very, very good thing'—CMS proposes reimbursements for providers' efforts to ensure MRI safety

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients."

Cardiovascular Business
New imaging technique captures human heart with 'unprecedented detail'

The new images were captured at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography. One specialist called them "Google Earth for the human heart." 

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