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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FDA approves clinical trial for ‘missing link’ imaging agent aimed at faster MS diagnosis

Myeliviz is administered by IV prior to a PET scan, and could allow clinicians to more easily diagnose and track the autoimmune disease.  

January 28, 2020

Radiologists must play central role in clearing EVALI confusion, experts argue

Scientists are still uncertain about the exact cause of this outbreak, but imaging experts will be crucial to closing any knowledge gaps, according to a new Radiology analysis. 

January 28, 2020
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What radiologists need to know about the deadly coronavirus outbreak

With the disease now making its way to U.S. shores, clinicians will need to remain vigilant for this new indication, health officials said. 

January 27, 2020
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Experts say it may be time to stop ringing the ‘cancer bell’

This common gesture is meant to signal joy at the end of treatment, but it's producing the opposite effect for some oncology patients, according to a recent survey. 

January 24, 2020

Expanding health insurance produced more traffic at radiology practices, less late-stage cancer

Researchers from Pitt Public Health recently made this discovery after scouring through data following Massachusetts' expansion of coverage in 2006. 

January 23, 2020

Insurance status a key clue in closing racial, economic breast cancer treatment gaps

Whether a woman is uninsured or covered by Medicaid could prove crucial to improving outcomes in minority populations, researchers wrote recently in JAMA Oncology

January 22, 2020
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ACR, National Kidney Foundation say fears of injury from contrast-enhanced CT unfounded

Two high-profile medical groups are urging radiologists to use contrast agents with confidence when imaging patients. 

January 21, 2020

Vaping-related deaths climb to 60, including youngest victim yet, as CDC finds strong THC link

However, the number of new cases has continued to decline since reaching its peak in September, officials said. 

January 20, 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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