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.

French private hospital deploys Sensitron?s careTrends

Sensitron has implemented its careTrends System at Polyclinique de laForet in Fontainebleau, France, a private multi-discipline hospitalnear Paris.

April 23, 2008

Idaho imaging center selects NovaRad RIS, PACS

Mountain Valley Imaging in Rexburg, Idaho, has selected NovaRad’s NovaPACS and NovaRIS technologies.

April 22, 2008

iCRco installs CR at California Department of Public Health

iCRco has installed its digital CR unit at JEM Educational Services inCorona, Calif., and JEM Educational Services has been approved by theCalifornia Department of Public Health, Radiologic Health Branch to offer the 20-hour curriculum necessary to operate the equipment.

April 21, 2008

South Carolina radiology firm selects Zotec billing services

Pitts Radiological Associates of Columbia, S.C., has selected Zotec Partners as its exclusive billing services provider.

April 18, 2008

University of Tennessee selects GE Health IT for perioperative solutions

GE Healthcare IT has signed an agreement with the University of Tennessee Medical Center to implement its Centricity Perioperative Software Solution throughout the medical center that regionally serves Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina.

April 17, 2008

Wisconsin health IT cooperative selects HMS for shared EHR infrastructure

The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Information Technology Network(RWHC ITN), which is working toward establishing a shared EHRinfrastructure for Wisconsin community hospitals, has selectedHealthcare Management Systems (HMS) to install a common data center.

April 17, 2008

Illinois hospital installs Quantum?s Q-Rad Digital

Quantum Medical Imaging has installed a second dual-panel Q-Rad-DigitalCeiling-Mounted system, which included Canon digital panels, at St.Anthony’s Hospital, located in Effingham, Ill.

April 17, 2008

CPU signs four practice management clients in Q1

CPU, a medical billing and practice management software system providerin San Diego, added four new customers to its Web MED/FM client base inthe first quarter of 2008.

April 17, 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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