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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NYU’s clinical interventional radiology service bolsters subspecialty's value, adding $1M to bottom line

IRs are responsible for ongoing patient care including E/M, interventional oncology procedures, and imaging before and afterward, experts detailed. 

Most routine imaging should be scheduled 6 weeks after 2nd vaccine dose, major cancer centers say

A multidisciplinary team of more than a dozen experts across three “leading” tertiary care centers shared their guidance in RSNA's Radiology. 

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Radiology practice helps administer COVID-19 vaccinations using its mobile mammography units

Desert Imaging plans to partner with El Paso County to transport doses of the lifesaving drug to vulnerable members of the community.

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Black women imaged for breast cancer less frequently than white counterparts, with DBT often underused

This disparity occurred despite numbers showing that women across all races experienced lower recall rates when examined with digital breast tomosynthesis. 

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USPSTF must operate transparently in review of breast imaging guidelines, radiologists charge

Imaging advocates believe that with so much at stake, the task force must take cues from one of the specialties most impacted by its guidance. 

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Radiologists play key role in transgender patients’ facial feminization surgery

UCSF experts recently offered up a checklist, reporting template and advice for rads working with surgeons on these cases. 

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Humana to begin offering hospital-level care at home, including imaging services

The Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial insurer is teaming with home care provider DispatchHealth to make the offering happen. 

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Imaging no-show rates surged 55% after social distancing policies were put in place

That’s alongside a roughly 85% drop in total outpatient imaging volume during the same timeframe at Mount Sinai Health System, according to a new study. 

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