Archive for October 2022
Recruitment Retention and Skills – Rural America’s Radiology Challenge
The ACR and the SIR, working together in a joint task force, recently made recommendations in the form of a consensus document to expand access to image-guided procedures for patients living in rural areas or served by small, independent IR practices. Researchers Laura Findeiss, MD, of Emory Healthcare and Tim Swan, MD, of Marshfield Clinic…
Read MoreStudy Pinpoints Ways to Help Prevent Cancellations of Screening Mammography
A recent Harvard study, published September 14 in JACR, helps pinpoint ways to prevent cancellations of screening mammography appointments. The research team, led by radiologists Nita Amornsiripanitch, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Adrian Jaramillo-Cardoso, MD, of Massachusetts General, utilized QI methodology (PDSA – Plan-Do-Study-Act)for their study. The team’s composition was critical — besides…
Read MoreWhat Young Women Should Know When They Are Denied a Mammogram
Recently, a young woman from California shared her breast cancer story to help alert other young women after she was denied a mammogram when she discovered a marble-sized lump in her breast. The Saga of Philecia La’Bounty Philecia La’Bounty was just 29 years ago when she discovered that lump in her breast. Because she didn’t…
Read MoreKatie Couric Reaches Out to other Women after her Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Katie Couric described her recent breast cancer diagnosis in a recent blog post on her website. She advocated for cancer screenings after her first husband, Jay, died of colon cancer in 1998. She even allowed the airing of her colonoscopy on the TODAY show in 2000, and colonoscopy screenings increased by 20% after that show.…
Read MoreNo more billing and admin tasks helped this group grow to 20 times its size
Jessica Kania | Radiology Business Journal This practice expanded from 3 to 60 radiologists in under 2 years, without private equity overlords. Here’s how. In late 2020, KC Tan MD Medical Corporation was a three-physician radiology group in Arcadia, Calif., covering three hospitals. Today, the group is a 60-radiologist, multispecialty practice consisting of radiologists, neuroradiologists…
Read More