Practice Management

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

Radiologists’ share of catheter-directed therapy market falls as surgeons, cardiologists gain inroads

Physicians have also increasingly performed this deep-vein thrombosis treatment on an outpatient basis, a decade's worth of Medicare claims data show. 

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For every positive COVID-19 test, radiologists record 1.2 fewer outpatient imaging exams

Northwell Health experts believe their findings offer key clues as practices navigate subsequent stages of the public health crisis. 

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Radiologist-delivered ablation for lung cancer costs significantly less than surgery, but utilization still low

Average payment for the first year of therapy landed at $11,975 for imaging-guided percutaneous ablation, nearly half of surgery's tally, experts wrote in Academic Radiology

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Radiology navigators may save millions from malpractice lawsuits by closing gaps in follow-up care

Duke University Medical Center scheduled additional exams for 60% of incidental findings, and many were later diagnosed as serious problems.

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RSNA’s imaging guidelines for COVID-19 demonstrate value, but highlight CT’s limitations

The consensus guidelines are associated with a high specificity, new research confirmed. 

Updated stroke protocol boosts patient outcomes

The shift was associated with improved door-to-puncture and door-to-reperfusion times.

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Common characteristics of women who cancel their screening mammography appointment

Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists sought to pinpoint which women were most susceptible to missing their appointment, sharing their findings in Clinical Imaging. 

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Virtual radiology consultations during primary care visits help maximize specialty’s value

Mass General recently experimented with this change, videoing in rads to discuss imaging results during regular PCP checkups. 

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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.