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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ChatGPT excels at radiology referrals in emergency departments

With proper training, large language models could help address inappropriate imaging referrals, which are common in EDs, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 12, 2023
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Nonphysician practitioners' growing role in imaging interpretations

It has long been known that NPPs increase utilization of radiology services, but new data indicate that they also  are increasingly taking on more imaging interpretation responsibilities.

July 6, 2023
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Self-directed triage 'phone trees' can significantly reduce disruptions in radiology workflows

Automated phone trees are a cost-effective means of reducing unnecessary interruptions and can be implemented “in an easily accessible manner,” according to experts at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

July 3, 2023
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Is it time for radiologists to head back to the reading room? New data reveal trends in remote radiology

Three years after the height of COVID forced a global transition to remote work, many professionals are now being called back into the office, including radiologists. 

June 29, 2023
Syringeless contrast media injectors like the GE Ulrich CT Motion gained a lot of interest in 2022 because of the iodinated contrast shortage. These systems use rollers to squeeze precise amounts of contrast from a large bolus container for multiple patients, helping conserve a significant amount of contrast.

Multi-use syringeless injectors could completely eliminate contrast waste

Such products could increase departmental efficiency and advance environmental initiatives in radiology, experts claimed in Academic Radiology.

June 26, 2023
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Do clinicians want radiologists' management advice? Interviews shed some light on 'unwanted' recommendations

Clinicians only want the information they need to make treatment decisions, rather than advice on what actions they should take, the survey found. 

June 8, 2023

'Visual hindsight bias': What it is and how it affects lawsuits against radiologists

This psychological phenomenon describes the notion that people believe they can make better predictions or decisions once they have been exposed to new information on the subject, often causing them to overestimate their own abilities. 

May 22, 2023
CT contrast injector data screen in a control room with the CT scanner in the background, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.

Is warming iodinated contrast prior to use really necessary?

The ACR Manual on Contrast Media suggests that highly viscous ICM should be warmed to body temperature prior to administration when using high-rate intravenous low-osmolality power injections, viscous iodinated CM, small-caliber catheters, or for timed studies looking at peak enhancement.   

May 18, 2023

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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