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.

Virtua Health taps NEC for role-based communications development

NEC Unified Solutions has entered a large-scale unified communicationsdeployment with Virtua Health, a multi-hospital healthcare system basedin Marlton, N.J.

April 10, 2008

Children's Hospital Boston selects eClinicalWorks EMR/PM solution

Children's Hospital Boston, one of the top pediatric hospitals in theUnited States, has purchased licenses of eClinicalWorks unified EMR andpractice management (PM) software for its primary care network.

April 10, 2008

Compressus implements MEDxConnect for Florida hospital group

Compressus has implemented the MEDxConnect System, an integrateddigital imaging and data management solution, for E-Rad Solutionsteleradiology clients in Florida, Charlotte Regional Medical Center andPeace River Medical Center.

April 9, 2008

N.Y. hospital to deploy McKesson?s Horizon Clinicals Suite

A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital located in Oneonta, N.Y., has launchedan initiative to implement advanced healthcare IT from McKessonProvider Technologies as a key component in driving enhanced patientsafety and clinical excellence.

April 8, 2008

N.Y. hospital purchases three IDC DR systems

Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has purchased ImagingDynamics Company’s (IDC) X2200, X1590 and X1600 direct digitalradiography (DR) systems to replace conventional film x-ray equipmentin its three radiography rooms.

April 8, 2008

Carestream Health wins multiple RIS/PACS contracts

Carestream Health has signed contracts for its Kodak CarestreamRIS/PACS platforms and associated medical imaging and informationmanagement products with several healthcare facilities in the United States.

April 4, 2008

Naviscan wins M. D. Anderson Cancer Center PET install

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston willinstall Naviscan PET Systems PEM Flex Solo II system, a high-resolutionPET scanner designed to image small parts of the body.

April 4, 2008

Agfa HealthCare, UCH mark new stage in PACS deployment process

The University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hasupdated its Agfa HealthCare IMPAX PACS equipment to version 5.2.

April 3, 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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