Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.
The impending shortage pertains to molybdenum-99, or Mo-99. A structural issue has occurred with a pipe within the high-flux reactor in Petten, Netherlands, which will require an immediate repair.
In a more perfect world, legal cases against radiologists would solely focus on whether or not the defendant’s misdiagnosis reflected a true failure to uphold the standard of care.
Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site was significantly impacted by unprecedented rain and storm surge from Hurricane Helene hitting western North Carolina.
Three factors are associated with true high-risk findings—imaging protocols for aortic valve implantation planning, imaging area, and cardiology department orders.
The volume of CT scans and IR procedures completed each month jumped by 39.2% and 3.1%, respectively, with even larger gains in previously shared rooms.
Non-radiology news outlets also covered topics related to last year's RSNA meeting, indicating such organizations are taking notice of imaging-based research.
Professional societies, in particular, need to be more active on the platform, and may find it helpful for recruiting members, promoting research and engaging with nonradiologists.
SIR said that this is its first official clinical practice guidelines, developed using best practice methodologies from the National Academy of Medicine.
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.
