Practice Management

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

Lungs

Feds greenlight Infervision’s deep learning tool for segmenting lung CT scans

Officials said the algorithm could act as a “robust lung nodule spell-checker” that reduces rad read times while maintaining accuracy. 

July 9, 2020

‘Action is urgently needed’ to spread cancer imaging know-how outside of top institutions, experts say

Trends in Medicare data also highlight the need to bolster radiologists’ adherence to evidence-based guidelines, scientists wrote in JACR.

July 6, 2020
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Survey explores what different types of referring providers want from radiologists: 6 takeaways

Stanford University Department of Radiology researchers recently administered the seven-question online survey to thousands of clinicians, including 349 in the final analysis. 

July 2, 2020

Interval breast cancers’ aggressiveness may stem from unique biology, JAMA study finds

Scientists from several institutions led by Oregon State University reached their conclusions by analyzing data from more than 3,000 patients included in the Women’s Health Initiative. 

June 30, 2020
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COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke, radiologists assert

That’s according to a new analysis of 123 patients who presented at six New York City hospitals for suspicion of stroke during the early weeks of the pandemic. 

June 29, 2020
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6 steps toward reducing patient no-shows at your radiology practice

Wise practice leaders must find ways to anticipate and mitigate these hindrances to keep their calendars fully booked, experts wrote recently in Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 

June 25, 2020

American College of Radiology targeting fix for deadly incidental findings care gap

ACR is working with the American College of Emergency Physicians on ways to follow up on incidental imaging in emergent situations. 

June 19, 2020
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Walmart expands its imaging, healthcare footprint with two new primary care clinics

The retail giant's first Arkansas location opened this month, along with a new location in Loganville, Georgia.

June 18, 2020

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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