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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Baby Boomers: The Radiological Outlook

The first baby boomers are beginning to retire, signaling the beginning of unprecedented demand on the health-care system. How will radiology be affected?

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LDCT Lung-cancer Screening: How It Is Done

Five pioneers in lung-cancer screening share strategies for setting up a program, managing screening-detected nodules, determining which nodules to biopsy (and how), and managing incidental findings

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Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias: The Looming Brain Drain

Medical imaging is expected to be an important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia

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vRad and E-Techco Partnership Creates First Direct-to-Patient Remote Radiology Services in China

MINNEAPOLIS, MN AND SHENZHEN, CHINA — (April 18, 2014) vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation’s largest telemedicine company and radiology practice with over 450 physicians, today announced it completed a strategic partnership with E-Techco Information Technologies Co., Ltd. (E-Techco), a leader in consumer telehealth solutions. The partnership names vRad as E-Techco’s exclusive agent for remote professional radiology interpretations in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau beginning in May 2014. This partnership marks vRad’s first significant international market expansion into the Chinese market. Financial terms were not disclosed.

RadNet and Kennedy Health System Announce Multi-faceted Agreement for Radiology Services in Southern New Jersey

LOS ANGELES, California, April 9, 2014 - RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT) and the Kennedy Health System today announced a multi-faceted agreement to provide radiology services throughout southern New Jersey.

Raleigh Radiology Bridges Language Gap With Affordable Solution

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Language AccessNetwork (LAN) has partnered with Raleigh Radiology in providing a firstof its kind, affordable solution geared toward non-acute care medicalfacilities.

FDA approves PET agent to assess beta-amyloid plaque density

The FDA has approved a new agent for the analysis of beta-amyloid neuritic plaque density in cognitive-impaired adult patients under evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease.

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RIMI Achieves Center of Excellence Designation

Rhode Island Medical Imaging (RIMI) was named the first diagnostic imaging Center of Excellence (COE) in New England on March 7, 2014, a designation awarded by the American College of Radiology for excellence in the delivery of outpatient imaging.

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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.

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