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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Solis Mammography, 1 of state’s largest health systems partner to open multiple imaging centers

St. David’s HealthCare operates a total of eight hospitals in Texsa, employing 11,400 individuals across 180-plus sites of care. 

RadNet inks new hospital joint venture partnership, with plans to add 10-plus imaging centers

RadNet and Cedars-Sinai are launching a new brand called the Los Angeles Imaging Group, and three new centers are already slated to open in California's largest city. 

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MRI the most cost-effective tool for evaluating patients presenting with dizziness in the ED

When imaging is used to exclude stroke or clarify a diagnosis for secondary prevention, MRI leads to better long-term outcomes and more cost-effective management, experts advised. 

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‘Moral injury’ is prevalent among interventional radiologists, with healthcare corporatization 1 contributor

In healthcare, this typically manifests as lingering regret after organizational constraints prevent physicians from acting in the best interest of their patients. 

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Delaying kidney-function testing prior to contrast-enhanced CT dramatically improves imaging throughput

After full implementation, the median order-to-imaging-protocol time fell by 46%, from 23.93 minutes down to 13.02, experts detailed in JACR

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Women with false-positive mammography results face increased risk of subsequent breast cancer

“Developing personalized surveillance programs can be beneficial for these women,” researchers detailed recently in JAMA Oncology

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Radiology department tallies $1.2M in unreimbursed costs from multidisciplinary conferences in 1 year

Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden. 

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Radiology provider Akumin restores most systems following ransomware attack

The Plantation, Florida-based imaging center operator recently reached “important milestones” in its comeback from a debilitating October cyberattack. 

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

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

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.

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