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.

Dutch hospital adopts Barco diagnostic display

Barco has received an order for its Coronis Fusion 6MP DL, a 6-megapixel diagnostic display system, as part of a PACS installation project at the Beatrix Hospital in Gorinchem, the Netherlands.

July 23, 2008

U.K. cardiothoracic hospital installs Siemens MR, CT

Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a cardiothoracic hospital and aheart and lung transplant center in Cambridge, England, has installedMagnetom Avanto MR and Somatom Definition Dual Source CT from Siemensinto its new diagnostic center.

July 22, 2008

Agfa nets Premier film, medical imagers deal

Premier Purchasing Partners has awarded Agfa HealthCare a contract toprovide film and medical imagers to its 2,000 member hospitals and its53,000 alternate healthcare sites in the United States, effective Sept.1.

July 21, 2008

Caritas Christi selects Orthoview

The Caritas Christi Health Care network of acute care hospitals haschosen Orthoview’s orthopedic planning and templating software as anintegrated part of its PACS in all six of its Massachusetts hospitals.

July 18, 2008

IDC appoints new VP for Latin America

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) has appointed Rodolfo Gutierrez as vice president and general manager for Latin America.

July 18, 2008

McKesson acquires EN-Chart to enhance emergency care segment

McKesson has acquired EN-Chart Scanning Program, a provider of computer-assisted facility coding and compliance solutions for emergency departments.

July 17, 2008

MediNotes upgrades MediNotes Clinician

MediNotes has released a new upgrade for its MediNotes Clinician, a .Net-based, EHR and practice management system.

July 17, 2008

Atirix to offer speech technologies with Provox acquisition

Atirix Medical Systems, a Minneapolis-based medical software provider,has purchased Provox, a voice recognition software provider that willbe operated as a division of Atirix.

July 17, 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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