Practice Management

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

Hospital for Special Surgery

The Path to Digital Pathology: Learning from Hospital for Special Surgery’s Journey

Sponsored by Sectra

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has pioneered a lot of innovation. This time it’s digital pathology. They’re all in with research and consultation and dawning with primary diagnostics, thanks to a jump-start from COVID-19, and a recent FDA clearance of Sectra Digital Pathology Solution for image viewing. 

July 27, 2020
covid-19 coronavirus

Pandemic-related volume dips may have ‘dire’ consequences for radiology trainees, particularly IR students

The average interventional radiology student caseload dropped by more than 50% in April, compared to that same time over the previous five years.

July 24, 2020
Along with X-rays, the new Walmart in-store Walmart Health clinics will also offer primary care, lab work, EKGs, behavioral health, dental, optical, and hearing services, all for a flat fee, the retailer reported. 

Walmart eyes imaging, primary care expansion with new health centers

It will initially focus on building locations in the Jacksonville, Florida, area, offering many of the same services as its existing clinics and future sites in Illinois

July 23, 2020

VA clinicians order fewer inappropriate MRIs for lower back pain compared to most

That’s according to new research analyzing more than 1 million visits across over 900 VA primary care sites, published in JAMA Network Open.

July 14, 2020

'Huge improvement': Redesigned cochlear implant allows safe, comfortable MRI in children

The revamped device also required patients to receive less sedation or anesthesia for their exam, according to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital researchers. 

July 10, 2020

Radiology department IDs costly errors outside of interventional complications with new system

Interventional mishaps led to more significant patient harm, but diagnostic and organizational miscues must be accounted for as well, Dutch researches explained in the European Journal of Radiology.

July 10, 2020
gadolinium, GBCAs

Gadolinium debate rages on, with radiologist questioning recent GBCA liability guidance

A Rhode Island physician pushed back against a letter penned in JACR that suggested rads use gadoteridol as the default contrast in order to mitigate institutional liability risk.

July 9, 2020
cells

Peer-reviewed studies shared identical images, raising concerns over Chinese ‘paper mills’

Of the 121 papers attributed to hospitals and medical universities across nearly 50 Chinese cities, all shared at least one image, with many showing rotated or cropped cell colonies in an effort to appear unique.

July 6, 2020

Around the web

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. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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