Rebecca Farrington[email protected]MedicolegalHow to protect your practice from missed follow-upsHow can you protect your practice against a medical malpractice lawsuit from a missed communication with a patient or primary care physician? Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some advice.October 6, 2019Practice ManagementHow to keep your radiology practice independentIn the face of widespread consolidation among radiology practices, what's the best way for a group to survive if it wants to remain independent? In a new article, Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some tips.September 24, 2019Practice ManagementThe case for keeping radiology practices independentWe are in an era marked by the consolidation of healthcare services into fewer but larger providers, involving not only hospital systems but physician groups as well. Radiology practices are not immune to this trend. But what if a practice wants to remain independent? Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers advice.July 8, 2019Practice ManagementCMS releases new resource on the MIPS Cost categoryRadiologists are most likely not paying much attention to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Cost category, but that could be a mistake, according to Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners.June 30, 2019Practice ManagementWhy radiologists must manage their online presenceWord of mouth from friends and family was once enough to inform our decisions. But today, advice from the internet has taken precedence over recommendations from those we know personally -- and this is especially true in healthcare. How does this apply to radiologists? Rebecca Farrington from Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.May 1, 2019EconomicsIs radiology ready for the shift to patient consumerism?Healthcare is seeing the rise of patient consumerism, and radiology is no exception. But is radiology ready for this new trend of patient refunds, price transparency, and physician-rating websites? Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some guidance.February 10, 2019Practice ManagementCoding changes that will affect radiology practices in 2019What coding changes are in store for U.S. radiology practices in 2019? Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners takes a look at revisions in the current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and what they mean for your coding.January 14, 2019EconomicsWhy your practice should accept electronic paymentsIt's hard to believe, but there are still some radiology practices that do not accept charge cards or e-check payments, instead accepting only paper checks by mail. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains why your practice should be taking electronic payments.December 9, 2018EconomicsWhy out-of-network balance billing laws are importantNew Jersey is the latest state to pass legislation that will affect the amount a radiology practice can collect from patients whose insurance is not accepted by the practice. In a new column, Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains how these out-of-network balance billing laws can affect radiology practices.September 30, 2018Practice ManagementDon't delay planning for Medicare decision-support rulesRadiologists have received another reprieve from the deadline for using appropriate use criteria (AUC) and clinical decision support (CDS) in the Medicare system. But they can't postpone the inevitable and should start planning for AUC and CDS now, according to Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners.February 11, 2018Previous PagePage 4 of 5Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayAI helps clinicians identify misplaced endotracheal tubesA commercially available AI tool was especially useful for identifying critically misplaced tubes.MRIfMRI confirms yet again that exercise really does improve moodMarket AnalysisDoximity: Radiology makes top 5 specialties for compensation growthAI3 predictions on how AI could affect radiologyCTCT may best conventional measurements for assessing BMD in diabetics
