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.

Texas hospital deploys NovaPACS for ER, healthcare services

Ward Memorial Hospital, a level IV trauma center in Monahans, Texas, isimplementing NovaRad’s NovaPACS imaging technology for its emergencyand healthcare services.

July 10, 2008

Xograph wins digital x-ray installs at London hospital

Barts and The London NHS Trust is installing six new mobile digitalx-ray systems (Mobile DaRt) and one new mobile image intensifer (ZiehmVision R) from Xograph Healthcare.

July 10, 2008

Merge nets Fusion PACS install

Merge Healthcare has installed the Fusion PACS MX 3.0 with integratedMerge Mammo 7.10 at Washington Radiology Associates (WRA).

July 9, 2008

InSight Health to provide MRI services to four L.A. medical centers

InSight Health Services has entered into along-term agreement with the county of Los Angeles to provide MRIservices at four county-owned academic medical centers.

July 9, 2008

Wisconsin radiology group selects RIS Concepts RAD-RIS

Capital Radiology in Sheridan, Wis., has selected RIS Concepts’ RAD-RISto improve exam management for its freestanding imaging center andteleradiology practice.

July 9, 2008

Sectra to install PACS at five public hospitals in Spain

Sectra has signed an agreement with SERGAS, a healthcare serviceprovider of the Galicia region in northwest Spain, to install PACS atfive of the region’s public hospitals.

July 8, 2008

Accuray wins CyberKnife contract with Montecito Medical

Montecito Medical Ventures, a joint venture of Montecito MedicalInvestment Company, has formed an alliance by purchasing two placementcontracts from Accuray, manufacturer of the CyberKnife radiosurgerysystem.

July 7, 2008

Viztek lands DR deal from Florida imaging practice

Viztek, a digital imaging hardware and software solutions company, hasinstalled its newest U-arm DR system at Southeastern IntegratedMedical, a multi-specialty practice group in Gainesville, Fla.

July 7, 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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