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.

Las Vegas imaging center buys Toshiba Aquilion One CT system

Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its Aquilion One dynamic volume CT system at Nevada Imaging Centers in Las Vegas.

May 9, 2008

NHIC wins $148M Medicare claims payment contract with CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded theNational Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) a contract for thecombined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment inAlaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

May 9, 2008

Alabama hospital first in the U.S. to use Varian RapidArc radiotherapy

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health will now be the first in the United States to treat cancer patients with RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems.

May 9, 2008

Brussels women's health clinic adopts Sectra mammo solutions

Brussels Menopause Center, a private clinic for womens health, has chosen Sectra MicroDose Mammography to offer women mammography examinations at a low radiation dose.

May 9, 2008

Ohio hospital selects Allscripts EHR

St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, has selected the Allscriptsintegrated EHR and practice management solution to automate and connectclinical and administrative processes for its 100 physicians.

May 9, 2008

Kansas hospital selects Digisonics applications for OB ultrasound

Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan., has selected Digisonics to provideits clinical reporting and database platform for obstetric (OB)ultrasound.

May 8, 2008

Mississippi hospital chooses NovaRad PACS, RIS

Leake Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Miss., has selected NovaRad’s NovaRIS and NovaPACS technologies.

May 7, 2008

North Carolina radiology group selects InterSystems software

Greensboro Radiology has chosen InterSystems Ensemble software as its enterprise-wide integration platform.

May 6, 2008

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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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