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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Women's compliance with screening standards not impacted by prior false-positive mammograms

Women who have a prior false-positive mammogram are not any less likely to be compliant with screening guidelines than women who have negative mammograms, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Researchers use custom call dashboard to track caseloads of first-year rad residents

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines state that first-year radiology residents (R1s) are unable to take independent call. But if they only work traditional business hours in that first year, how are we sure R1s are getting enough exposure to high-acuity cases? 

Author shadows radiologist for her latest book

Bestselling author Carolyn Jourdan shadowed a radiologist in a teaching hospital for a week, using that experience for her new book, Talking to Skeletons: Behind the Scenes with a Radiologist.

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Surveys show imaging patients don't understand risks of radiation

Many patients and direct caregivers have little to no knowledge about the use of ionizing radiation in diagnostic imaging, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

MedSmart radiology director advises new grads to display compassion, strength

The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) put a spotlight on 2007 graduate Jeremy Cope, who currently serves as the radiology director for Henderson, Nev.-based MedSmart. 

Siemens changes brand name of healthcare business to Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthcare announced this week that it has updated its brand name to Siemens Healthineers. 

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Happy trails: 3 helpful tips for radiologists considering a new profession

Radiologists sometimes find themselves ready to leave the profession and seek employment outside of their medical careers. A recent article from the Journal of the American College of Radiology offered helpful advice for radiologists choosing to move on to the next phase of their professional careers.

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Q&A: Garry Choy on patient engagement and how to make rad resident training more valuable

Garry Choy, MBA, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, spoke with Radiology Business about the fastest way to define your workplace’s “culture” and the importance of training radiology residents about the power of their own words.

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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.