Practice Management

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

U.S. Army selects CR line from iCRco

Digital radiography developer iCRco reported that its Vertex CR product has been chosen for deployment by the U.S. Army's medical services.

Medrad, IBA to supply PET infusion system for UPMC

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hillman Cancer Center has installed Intego PET infusion system from Medrad, which has partnered with IBA Molecular to provide the radiopharmaceutical supply.

Oklahoma health system installs Merge PACS with mammo capabilities

St. Francis Health System, a multi-site, multi-specialty hospital inTulsa, Okla., has signed a contract to upgrade from its existing PACSto the Merge Fusion PACS MX 3.0, a recently released version with thecapabilities of Merge Mammo 7.10.

New California hospital goes wireless with InnerWireless

El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., will deploy InnerWireless’Horizon in its new 300-bed hospital for wireless connectivity andcoverage for mission- and life-critical applications.

Cedars-Sinai selects TKG for quality assurance at patient registration

TKG Healthcare Technology Solutions has signed an agreement withCedars-Sinai Medical Center in New York City, to provide web-basedquality assurance for their patient access needs.

3M introduces computer-assisted coding software

3M has introduced its 3M Codefinder computer-assisted edition, a newsoftware application that aids inpatient coding process with mappingtools that analyze and interpret text-based clinical documentation toidentify codes for review.

Washington hospital to receive first PET radioisotopes from AMIC

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC) has made its initialdelivery of short-lived radioisotopes to be used in PET from theKennewick, Wash.-based production center to Kadlec Medical Center ofRichland, Wash.

Georgia hospital deploys HP archive solution

Gwinnett Medical Center has installed HP's Medical Archive Solution to help manage its growth of digitized medical information.

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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.

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.

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. 

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