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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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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Nearly one-third of the US population does not have access to an interventional radiologist in their county

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty. 

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Radiologists face a significantly higher burden from tumor boards than other physicians

Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout. 

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Study explores patient preferences for radiologists’ attire and appearance

“Radiologists should acknowledge and accommodate these preferences to optimize patient satisfaction," researchers wrote in Academic Radiology

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Patients prefer radiology reports that are structured, more challenging to read

The finding suggests that healthcare consumers desire greater detail in the reports, allowing them to seek further info about diseases or findings.

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The physician shortage is here: AMA implores Congress to address ‘urgent crisis’

“Physicians everywhere—across every state and specialty—continue to carry tremendous burdens that have us frustrated, burned out, abandoning hope," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld. 

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New MRI guidelines help decrease call burden on off-hours neuroradiologists by 74%

“As radiology strives to lessen staff call burden, generalist triage can sustain clinical service levels and reduce at-home call burnout,” experts wrote in JACR

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ACR urging radiologists not to ignore any recent communications from the AMA

That’s because the nation’s largest trade group for medical doctors is conducting a practice survey that could have big implications for physician payment.

Around the web

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.