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.

DataChambers extends Premier Healthcare disaster recovery contract

Premier Healthcare Alliance has renewed and expanded a multi-yearcontract with DataChambers, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based technologyfirm, for disaster recovery and business continuity services.

July 16, 2008

iCRco introduces Clarity PACS for digital radiology

iCRco has released its Clarity PACS, a new digital image management and display system for radiographic imaging.

July 15, 2008

Toshiba lands Broadlane CT contract

Broadlane, a Dallas-based supply chain services company, has awardedToshiba America Medical Systems a CT contract for the second year in arow for the same modality.

July 15, 2008

Aurora MRI system available in Tennessee hospital

Mary Ellen Locher Breast Center within the Memorial Health Care Systemhas installed Aurora Imaging Technology’s 1.5-Tesla dedicatedbreast MRI system.

July 14, 2008

CompuMed nets extended ECG contracts with state correctional depts.

CompuMed, a healthcare informatics company, has extended its contracts with the state correctional departments in Iowa and Wyoming to continue providing electrocardiogram (ECG) remote interpretation systems and services.

July 14, 2008

Aspyra LIS, RIS customers upgrade systems

Aspyra has entered into agreements with several customers to upgradetheir existing RIS and laboratory information systems (LIS).

July 11, 2008

ICA scores Kentucky hospital EHR install

Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky., has selected the A3Align EHRfrom Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) of Nashville, Tenn.

July 11, 2008

Sage to provide Texas physician group with EHR, PM systems

Gonzaba Medical Group, a multi-site medical physician practice, hasselected Sage Software Healthcare’s Intergy EHR and Intergy practicemanagement (PM) systems to provide its newest clinic with access topatient and clinical data without paper charts.

July 11, 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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