Practice Management

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

Warning: Sidelined reactor could trigger medical isotope shortage
The impending shortage pertains to molybdenum-99, or Mo-99. A structural issue has occurred with a pipe within the high-flux reactor in Petten, Netherlands, which will require an immediate repair.
Malpractice watchers: Radiologists, imaging societies should bone up on the ‘science of visual perception’
In a more perfect world, legal cases against radiologists would solely focus on whether or not the defendant’s misdiagnosis reflected a true failure to uphold the standard of care.
ACR shares guidance for radiology providers facing IV supply shortages after hurricane
Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site was significantly impacted by unprecedented rain and storm surge from Hurricane Helene hitting western North Carolina.
Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication
Three factors are associated with true high-risk findings—imaging protocols for aortic valve implantation planning, imaging area, and cardiology department orders.
AI implementation improves when radiology staff concerns are considered
Although the potential benefits of artificial intelligence are numerous, its implementation is not without headaches for healthcare staffers.

What’s the word at RSNA 2013 – Day 1

CHICAGO—RSNA is a chance for those in the radiology community to meet, swap stories and share information about the latest developments in imaging. In that spirit, Health Imaging will be talking to people at the meeting each day and asking them each one question. Today’s question: With the show just kicking off, what are you most interested in seeing at this year’s RSNA?

December 2, 2013

RSNA president says future about ‘more than interpretation’

CHICAGO—As patient-driven care becomes the new reality, the president of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) for 2013, Sarah S. Donaldson, MD, has a message for radiologists: get out of the basement and make sure patients know your name.

December 2, 2013

RSNA Announces Honored Lectures and Annual Orations

CHICAGO – The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annually invites eminent researchers and leaders to deliver honored lectures during the RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. RSNA 2013 will feature honored lectures by these esteemed leaders: Damian E. Dupuy, M.D., Irving L. Weissman, M.D., Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D., Paul M. Harari, M.D., David A. Jaffray, Ph.D., and James A. Deye, Ph.D.

December 1, 2013

RSNA: Left gastric artery embolism may aid weight loss

CHICAGO—Patients lose significantly more weight after left gastric artery embolism than embolization for other gastric arteries after upper gastro intestinal (GI) bleeding, according to a study to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

November 30, 2013

Electronic MR safety process improves screening efficiency

Utilizing an electronic MR safety process rather than its paper counterpart reduces patient screening time and enables faster diagnosis and treatment, according to a study published in the December issue of Academic Radiology.

November 26, 2013

ACR updates, expands Appropriateness Criteria

The latest version of the American College of Radiology’s (ACR’s) Appropriateness Criteria is now available.

November 25, 2013

Saving healthcare with smarter imaging

It’s no secret that the healthcare system in the U.S. has some serious problems, though one of this week’s top stories provides yet another reminder.

November 22, 2013

Making necessary revisions: Improving informed consent

Radiologic informed consent should not only be revised to include information on incidental findings (IFs), but radiologists should conduct these discussions with patients, contends a commentary published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 20, 2013

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Cardiovascular Business

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.

Practice Management

Warning: Sidelined reactor could trigger medical isotope shortage

Malpractice watchers: Radiologists, imaging societies should bone up on the ‘science of visual perception’

ACR shares guidance for radiology providers facing IV supply shortages after hurricane

Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication

AI implementation improves when radiology staff concerns are considered

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