Practice Management

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

Report: Ala. VA hospital facing ‘critical shortage’ of radiologists

The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) is experiencing a staff shortage that could leave only one radiologist to read x-rays for two hospitals in Montgomery and Tuskegee, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser.

Counter to guidelines, CT outpaces ultrasound in pediatric kidney stone cases

Even with the known radiation risks to children, CT is often being used as the initial diagnostic tool in children suspected of having kidney stones, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Surveying standards: Study finds many unaware of CT dose standards

Despite National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) CT Dose Check standards being available for almost two years, a recent study has found that almost half of participating organizations were not familiar with them.

ASRT celebrates work of technologists with new infographic

In celebration of National Radiologic Technology Week, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists is highlighting the work that technologists do with an infographic that can be a great educational tool for patients.

Medical Relief Readiness series prepares radiologic technologists for service abroad

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched Medical Relief Readiness, an educational series that provides radiologic technologists with the tools and information they need to successfully transition to positions in the medical disaster relief field and developing countries.

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Lessons learned: What SARS taught the Singapore radiology community

As the spread of the Ebola virus continues to dominate headlines around the world, a group of radiologists in Singapore have offered a few takeaway lessons they learned during the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) more than a decade ago.

Siemens introduces MRI education tool for pediatric patients

Kit designed in collaboration with Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian and Marvel Custom Solutions to ease anxiety of pediatric patients undergoing an MRI exam. 

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SEC targets CMS employees in insider-trading investigation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a series of investigations into whether employees at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) violated insider-trading laws by leaking information to traders, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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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