OPERATIONS 7 min read
Common RIS/PACS Mistakes During New Clinic Setup
RIS/PACS setup is routinely underestimated during new clinic openings. These are the most common mistakes and what to do instead.
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Practical writing on radiology operations, compliance, and technology from the RADops team.
COMPLIANCE 5 min read
The Registers That Quietly Sink an Accreditation
Staff credentials, equipment service records, incident logs. The unglamorous registers a DIAS assessment leans on are the ones most likely to be out of date when you need them. Here's why they go stale, and how to keep them current.
COMPLIANCE 6 min read
Where the Spreadsheet Breaks
A spreadsheet can hold your accreditation evidence, until the one moment you need it to do more than hold text. Here is where it fails, and what to use instead.
COMPLIANCE 6 min read
The Real Cost of the Accreditation Scramble
Most imaging practices treat accreditation as an event to survive rather than a state to maintain. The scramble before an assessment has a real cost, and it is avoidable.
COMPLIANCE 7 min read
Medicare Assignment of Benefit: What Imaging Practices Need to Do Before 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, every bulk-billed imaging service requires a signed patient agreement captured at check-in. Verbal consent ends permanently and the old DB4e and DB020 forms are retired. Here's what your check-in process needs to look like.
CYBERSECURITY 5 min read
Essential Eight: What It Means for a Small Imaging Practice
The Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight framework is increasingly relevant for diagnostic imaging practices. Here's what it actually means for your day-to-day operations.
COMPLIANCE 5 min read
What DIAS Accreditation Actually Involves
Without DIAS accreditation, a radiology practice cannot bill Medicare for diagnostic imaging services. Here's a clear-eyed look at what the process actually involves.