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.

ProCure selects Elekta?s IMPAC Medical for oncology information

ProCure Treatment Centers, has selected IMPAC Medical Systems, anElekta company, as a preferred provider of oncology information systems for its IBA-equipped proton beam therapy centers.

January 29, 2008

Philips strengthens Middle Eastern healthcare relationship

Royal Philips Electronics will partner with Dubai Healthcare Cityto offer medical checks to doctors at Arab Health 2008 as part of itsgoal to empower people and extend its healthcare presence in the region.

January 28, 2008

Intelerad expands PACS customer base in Q4 2007

Intelerad Medical Systems signed eight new PACS contracts and rolledout six new PACS customers between October through December of 2007 inthe United States, Canada and Australia.

January 28, 2008

Swiss university to install Zecotek photo detectors

Zecotek Photonics has received an order for its micro-pixel avalanche photo diode solid-state photo detectors from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

January 28, 2008

Fonar sells Upright MRI to Dutch hospital

Fonar, an MR developer, has sold its Upright Multi-Position MRIto The Hospital ZorgSaam Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in Terneuzen, TheNetherlands.

January 28, 2008

Varian, BrainLAB book 14 orders for Novalis Tx

Varian Medical Systems and BrainLAB have booked 14 orders for theNovalis Tx radiosurgical platform, which combines technologies fromboth companies to offer noninvasive treatment options for patients.

January 25, 2008

MedStar installs Cerner in seven hospitals

MedStar Health will deploy multiple Cerner Millennium health IT solutions in all seven of its hospitals.

January 24, 2008

Carestream Health fills U.S. orders for new CR systems

Carestream Health has signed contracts for its Kodak Directview Classic and Elite CR systems with 12 U.S. healthcare facilities.

January 23, 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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