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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Inpatient mammography screening scores high marks from formerly nonadherent patients

Johns Hopkins experts said 100% of nurses polled also believe this practice should become the standard of care. 

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One-third of patients do not receive timely follow-up after their CT lung cancer screening

Delays or lack of follow-through were more pronounced among Black, low-income, or patients with mental health disorders, according to a large study published in JAMA. 

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CDC says mammography screenings declined 87% during initial days of the pandemic

The declines were particularly pronounced among low-income populations and women of color, according to new research published in Preventive Medicine. 

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Data underline need to improve breast imaging interpretive accuracy among general radiologists

The findings are part of a new Neiman Health Policy Institute analysis of National Mammography Database numbers from an 11-year period, highlighted in  RSNA's Radiology. 

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New imaging evidence may link myocarditis in young adults to COVID-19 vaccination

In late May, the CDC warned of several dozen cases of heart Inflammation, typically occurring within four days after the second vaccine dose.

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Treating pure ground glass nodules is not a cost-effective strategy, large-scale analysis finds

“Our study adds weight to those who argue (like the ACR’s Lung-RADS) that pure GGNs should not be treated," one expert told Radiology Business. 

New PET imaging tracer helps spot signs of Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear

That’s according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting. 

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A practice ‘imperative’: Schooling referrers on interventional radiology’s broad range of services

IR predominantly relies on referrals, and physicians must help to increase awareness among peers with little knowledge about the subspecialty, experts charged.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

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GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

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