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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Localized expertise: Cementing the radiologists’ role on the care team

Increasing meaningful, one-to-one interactions at the local level can help radiologists continue to have positive influence on the providers who order imaging exams, according to an article published in the December edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

NY radiologist accused of stealing protected patient info

A Long Island radiologist was arrested Dec. 3 on accusations that he stole the personal information of tens of thousands of patients of his employer, NRAD Medical Associates.

Baylor University Medical Center Installs Carestream’s DRX-Revolution Systems for X-ray Imaging in its 56 Surgical Suites

Mobile X-ray imaging systems are essential tools for surgeons who want to view the positioning of medical devices or evaluate the progress of a variety of corrective procedures. Surgeons on the medical staff of Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas, Texas) now have access to high-quality images in as little as five seconds thanks to the implementation of two CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems. These systems are moved from patient to patient as needed in the hospital’s 56-bed surgical suite.

Chronic pediatric conditions better managed at local level

Despite the decline of infectious disease rates in children since the early 20th century, there’s been a rapid rise in chronic health conditions and disabilities over the past 50 years, according to a recent study published this month in Health Affairs.

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Mass General’s Brink named chair of RADPAC

James A. Brink, MD, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has been named chair of RADPAC for the 2015-2016 election cycle.

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What's the word at RSNA 2014?

CHICAGO—RSNA is a chance for those in the radiology community to meet, swap stories and share information about the latest developments in imaging. In that spirit, Health Imaging will be talking to people at the meeting each day and asking them each one question. We’ll share a few responses each day, so be sure to keep an eye out for them in our newsletter or check the RSNA section of our website.

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RSNA Prez: Radiology’s achievements already profound, but future requires commitment to research

CHICAGO—Radiology must do more to push scientific inquiry and patient-centered care to position itself for the next 100 years, according to the presidential address delivered Nov. 30 by N. Reed Dunnick, MD, that kicked off the 2014 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

RSNA offers expanded virtual meeting

The 100th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the world’s premier forum for science, education and technology in radiology, is expected to attract more than 50,000 people from around the globe.

Around the web

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.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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