Practice Management

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

ASTRO opens registration for September annual meeting

Registration has opened for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)’s 58th Annual Meeting, featuring scientific and educational presentations on radiation oncology clinical trials and research and special keynote addresses.

CT overtakes radiography as preferred method for detecting cervical spine issues in the ED

An analysis of Medicare claims data found that the utilization rate of cervical spine imaging in emergency departments more than tripled from 1994 to 2012.

Mobius3D quality assurance software receives FDA clearance

Mobius Medical Systems has announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Mobius3D quality assurance software.

Educational simulation brings improved radiology acumen to medical students

An educational simulation portal integrated with clinical decision support (CDS) at point-of-order improves medical students’ test scores and should be considered for inclusion in undergraduate medical education curricula, according to results of a study recently published in the journal Academic Radiology.

Federal bill would put an end to in-office radiology self-referrals

Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. congress would end an in-office exemption pertaining to anti-self referral laws for diagnostic imaging services.

Better with time: Randomized controlled trials on the rise in rad research, but still room for improvement

Both the quality and quantity of radiologic randomized controlled trials has improved dramatically over the past 20 years, according to results of a new study published online in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Kenyan hospital’s CT scanner sabotaged by ‘political operatives’

A CT scanner at the Meru Referral and Teaching Hospital in Kenya has been destroyed in what local officials are calling an act of political sabotage.

Study: One-third of radiology recommendations go unacknowledged

In response to a September 2015 report from the Institute of Medicine detailing diagnostic errors in healthcare, including unacknowledged radiology recommendations, researchers from Boston University decided to see just how pervasive the problem was within their institution.

Around the web

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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.