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.

Varian Medical equips Spanish hospital with image-guided radiotherapy

Cancer patients in northern Spain now have access to Varian MedicalSystem’s image-guided radiotherapy treatments with the opening of a newradiotherapy center to serve a population of 600,000 in the Pamplonaregion.

February 12, 2008

Siemens gains first U.S. install for Essenza MRI

Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, Ga., has completed the first U.S. installation of the Magnetom Essenza from Siemens Healthcare.

February 11, 2008

ProHEALTH selects GE Healthcare for EMR, other services

ProHEALTH Care Associates, a New York multi-specialty patient-careorganization, serving more than 750,000 patients annually, has selectedGE Healthcare’s Centricity electronic medical record solution tostreamline its practice and patient-care management functions.

February 11, 2008

eRAD scores six new PACS installs

eRAD, a provider of PACS and radiology workflow solutions, recorded six new PACS sales during the last two months of 2007.

February 11, 2008

Montana hospital chooses Perceptive Software

Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, Mont., will deployPerceptive Software’s ImageNow for scanning 12-lead EKG tracings.

February 11, 2008

IBA Molecular signs with SpeakLike for real-time translation chat

IBA Molecular will use translation service SpeakLike with itsPETLinQ, a web-based application used to transport diagnostic imagesand reports from medical facilities to referring physicians.

February 11, 2008

IDC wins DR install in time for 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Beijing’s Capital Airport has awarded Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) acontract for its 1600 X-Series DR system for installation in thePhysical Examination Center at Terminal 3.

February 8, 2008

InSite One scores five cardiology contracts

InSite One, a storage archive and disaster recovery service providerfor the medical imaging market, has signed contracts with severalcardiology sites.

February 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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