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.

eRAD racks up new customers in Q3 2008

eRAD has reported that it took orders from nine new customers during the third quarter of 2008.

October 27, 2008

Siemens brings mammo CAD to U.K.

Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, part of the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, the hospital has ordered two Mammomat Inspiration full-field direct digital mammography systems from Siemens Healthcare, including one that incorporates computer-aided detection (CAD) technology.

October 24, 2008

Indiana pediatric hospital installs Agfa CR system

Riley Hospital for Children, a pediatric healthcare facility in Indianapolis, has purchased Agfa HealthCares DX-S system for its neonatal intensive care unit.

October 24, 2008

Cerner to automate healthcare processes in United Arab Emirates

Patients and clinicians at Ministry of Health hospitals and clinics in the United Arab Emirates Northern Emirates are implementing healthcare IT Millenium Suite systems from Cerner.

October 24, 2008

Elekta nabs Gamma Knife Perfexion install in Norway

Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, has installed Elektas Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders.

October 24, 2008

Agfa HealthCare

Agfa HealthCare (Booth 4800) is highlighting leading solutions in CR for clinics, imaging centers, hospitals and integrated healthcare networks.

October 23, 2008

Digirad names Todd Clyde as president, CEO

Digirad, a provider of medical diagnostic imaging systems and services to physicians' offices, hospitals and imaging centers, has appointed its new President and CEO Todd P. Clyde to its board of directors.

October 23, 2008

NovaRad adds three imaging centers to PACS roster

NovaRad has secured contracts for its NovaPACS product with three imaging centers in Georgia, Ohio and Ontario, Canada.

October 23, 2008

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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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