Practice Management

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

RSNA launches new publication focused on cancer imaging

The Radiological Society of North America announced Friday that it’s launching a new journal dedicated to imaging in oncology. 

September 27, 2019

Fujifilm receives FDA approval for 6 endoscopic imaging solutions

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. has received FDA clearance for six different endoscopic imaging solutions.

September 26, 2019

Low-cost model boosts confidence of interventional radiology trainees

Interventional radiologists can practice the delicate art of retrieving an IVC filter without risking any harm to a patient, thanks to a newly developed simulation model. 

September 26, 2019

GE Healthcare sets sights on improving immunotherapy response rates

GE Healthcare announced this week that it is partnering with several companies to develop a line of PET tracers in the hopes of better predicting patients’ responses to immunotherapies.

September 26, 2019

4 tips for how radiologists should respond to angry patients

Sometimes, no matter how calm and collected a radiologist’s demeanor might be, a patient is going to get upset. 

September 25, 2019

52% of women find mammograms uncomfortable, 25% consider them painful

Siemens Healthineers and HealthyWomen, a nonprofit focused on women’s health, have published the results of a new survey focused on patient comfort during mammograms.

September 25, 2019

What radiology can learn from the service industry

Missed appointments continue to be a significant issue in radiology. In fact, according to one estimate, they can easily cost a mid-sized outpatient imaging center nearly $2 million annually.

September 25, 2019

3D-printed models can drop operating room times, bolster bottom line

Deploying 3D-printed, anatomical patient models and surgical guides has the potential to dramatically drop both time spent in the operating room and healthcare costs.

September 24, 2019

Around the web

"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.

Trimed Popup
Trimed Popup