Practice Management

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

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. 

WITS(MD) changes name to ImageMoverMD

WITS(MD), a Middleton, Wis.-based imaging software company, announced this week that it has officially changed its name to ImageMoverMD as part of a new re-branding initiative. The change is effective immediately.

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A Social Media Presence for Your Practice: Why, How, Now

Recognizing that he had some hard, social media-phobic cases from the baby boom generation in the room, C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, pediatric interventional radiologist, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, and widely acknowledged social media expert, first tried to set his subjects at ease.

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Mid-Atlantic imaging entrepreneur convicted of fatal fraud-related crimes

The owner of a Maryland imaging center is facing a possible life sentence for two counts of healthcare fraud, death resulting, as well as multi-year sentences for other charges.

Toledo Radiological Associates Claims Data Access, Technology and Premium Service Drive RCM Renewal with Zotec Partners

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (February 19, 2016) – Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in radiology revenue cycle and practice management services, announces a continued revenue cycle management agreement with Toledo Radiological Associates (TRA), an Ohio-based radiology group with 34 highly specialized board-certified radiologists. In the extended four-year arrangement, TRA will continue to use Zotec’s revenue cycle management (RCM) services and analytical tools to monitor data and ignite practice growth to the year 2020.

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Q&A: Radiologist H. Benjamin Harvey on malpractice claims, fear, and learning from mistakes

H. Benjamin Harvey, MD, JD, Massachusetts General Hospital department of radiology, spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about trends associated with radiology malpractice claims and how those trends may impact individual radiologists. 

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Patients see value in discussing imaging results with an expert

According to a recent study published by Journal of the American College of Radiology, patients may not fully understand the role of a radiologist, but they do find value in immediately discussing their imaging results directly with an expert. 

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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.