Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.
With the growing demand for virtual care and an increasingly mobile population, the need to improve communication with non-English-speaking patients is immense.
“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.”
In patients with suspected stroke, contrast allergies present a significant dilemma, as contrast-enhanced imaging is often used to guide treatment decisions.
Last month, U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) and Ron Kind (D-WI) re-introduced the Stark Administrative Simplification Act (HR 776), which aims to rein in the penalties that can be enforced against self-referral under the Stark Law.
Standards for the appropriate use of medical imaging on patients complaining of low back pain in the emergency department (ED) are being followed successfully, at least at one high ranking institution, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., is getting set to renovate its 12,250 sq. ft. radiology waiting and dressing rooms, according to the Jacksonville’s The Daily Record.
The use of evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) results in a significant reduction in CT pulmonary angiographic imaging in patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism, according to a study published online in Radiology.
An analysis of social media utilization among radiology practices reveals that private imaging groups have a greater presence on social networking websites than academic radiology practices. The study and results were published online Feb. 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.
Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.
