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.

Alabama radiology group selects Imagine practice management system

Birmingham Radiological Group/Specialty Physician Billing (BRG-SPB) has selected Imagine Softwares IMAGINEradiology practice management system.

November 14, 2008

Carestream adds Smith to board

Michael L. Smith, former executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) for Anthem, and its subsidiaries, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has joined the board of directors for Carestream Health.

November 13, 2008

Candelis

Candelis (Booth 1509) is demonstrating its iMed-Stor 300, a dedicated DICOM-compliant archive appliance engineered to provide secure management of digital medical images and studies for standalone imaging operations including private practices, hospital departments, imaging centers and multi-physician clinics using a single imaging modality.

November 13, 2008

GE sets focus on virtual environment

A little over a year ago, GE Healthcare acquired RIS/PACS developer Dynamic Imaging, declaring its intention to offer a suite of imaging informatics products for the outpatient diagnostic imaging center and community hospital market.

November 12, 2008

McKesson places Paragon at Beaver Dam

Beaver Dam Community Hospitals (BDCH) in Beaver Dam, Wis., has signed a contract to implement McKessons Paragon community healthcare information system to provide integrated clinical and financial information systems and EHRs for its new hospital and facilities.

November 11, 2008

Siemens scores FFDM order from U.K. hospital

Worcestershire Royal Hospital, part of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, has ordered a full-field direct digital mammography (FFDM) system from Siemens Healthcare.

November 11, 2008

Toshiba installs first Aquilion ONE in Alabama

Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Ala., has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT.

November 11, 2008

Zotec Partners signs Texas radiology group

Zotec Partners reported that it has signed a contract to perform billing and accounts receivable management services for Texarkana Radiology Associates, a division of the Advanced Imaging Center of Texarkana, Texas.

November 10, 2008

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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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