Practice Management

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

IDC wins India state government DR contract

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) has been awarded a contract by thecentral purchasing unit for medical hospitals in Uttrakahand, India,for five X-Series 1600 DR systems with X4C imaging detectors.

Sectra deploys health IT infrastructure for Swedish region

Sectra has received an order to deliver an overall IT infrastructurefor health information exchange and cooperation among hospitals to theSwedish county council of the Region Skåne.

Siemens seeks to fulfill remaining imaging needs

At the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meetingin Seattle, Siemens Healthcare showcased its syngo suite portfolio ofimage management solutions.

DR Systems features digital mammo capabilities

DR Systems demonstrated digital mammography integration with its UnityRIS/PACS at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine(SIIM) conference in Seattle last month.

Pushing Productivity: How Imaging is Building Efficiency & Cutting Costs

The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), competition and continuing focus onhigh quality patient care are all driving imaging departments andfacilities to focus on pushing their productivity. From radiologists,technologists and other staff to equipment and scheduling, facilitiesare finding the best ways to get the most out of their valuableresources.

West Virginia hospital completes Siemens Soarian install

St. Mary’s Medical Center has completed the implementation of Soarian,a health information management system that supports the delivery ofoptimum care, from Siemens Medical Solutions.

U.S. provider selects NextGen revenue cycle management services

Health Management Associates, an operator of general acute care,non-urban hospitals located throughout the United States, has executedan agreement to utilize revenue cycle management services from NextGenHealthcare’s Practice Solutions Division.

U.K. hospital deploys Siemens digital cath lab

Taunton and Somerset Hospital in England has deployed an Axiom ArtisdFC imaging system from Siemens Healthcare in its cardiac cath lab.

Around the web

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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