Practice Management

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

Isotope shortage update: NMEU names potential restart date for downed reactor

On November 4, Nuclear Medicine Europe indicated inspections at the downed BR2 reactor had been finalized.

November 7, 2022

'Tremendous pressure' to keep up with radiologist workloads results in another missed diagnosis

The radiologist involved in the incident indicated that the department’s burdensome workload resulted in reduced reading times, saying that this made their departmental standard of double reading scans “virtually unattainable."

November 7, 2022
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Experts question validation transparency of FDA approved AI devices

Many AI devices have already been integrated into clinical practice, but a new analysis questions whether certain validation processes could lead to algorithm biases.

November 1, 2022

Risks of ionizing radiation exposure: Have patients been duped by internet misinformation?

The internet is a known breeding ground for misinformation, but political ideologies aside, how do popular medical/healthcare platforms hold up when providing patients with fact-based insights and advice? 

October 28, 2022

CMS assigns new code and payment rate for automated CCTA coronary plaque assessment

CMS stated the code would have an assigned payment rate of $900-$1,000. It became effective starting on October 1, 2022. 

October 26, 2022

More than 6,000 mammograms reviewed after radiology group misses dozens of cancers

Cancer was identified in an additional 25 women, all of whom required either surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a mastectomy. 

October 26, 2022

Prioritizing immediate reads on these two groups of women reduces recall rates for mammo

In a study cohort that included a total of 2,674,051 screening mammograms, these factors were found to result in the highest recall rates. 

October 21, 2022

Digitized informed consent increases detection of critical 'red flags' prior to imaging exams

Digitized informed patient consent prior to contrast-enhanced CT exams has significant advantages over traditional paper consent forms, but it also has the unfortunate effect of leaving some of the most vulnerable patients behind.  

October 20, 2022

Around the web

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab. 

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