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.

Texas hospital deploys Medhost EDIS

The Scott & White Hospital at University Medical Campus inRound Rock, Texas, has automated its emergency department informationsystems (EDIS) with Medhost’s full-suite software.

January 23, 2008

NovaRad inks PACS contracts with three U.S. hospitals

NovaRad has secured NovaPACS contracts with three hospitals in New Mexico, South Dakota and Texas for their imaging needs.

January 22, 2008

Genesis HealthCare selects Orion Health?s Rhapsody for HIS integration

Genesis HealthCare System of Southeastern Ohio has selected theRhapsody Integration Engine from Orion Health to serve as a platform tointegrate patient data from multiple hospital information systems (HIS).

January 22, 2008

Zonare ultrasound system takes a four-month cruise

Zonare Medical Systems’ z.one ultrasound system has recently set sailon the U.S.S. Amsterdam, a flag ship of Holland America Line, whichleft Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 4 for its 114-day trip, around theworld.

January 22, 2008

Elekta to supply French hospital with $7.24M IGRT systems

University Hospital Center de Poitiers in France has chosenElekta to deliver three Elekta Synergy digital linear acceleratorsystems for intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy(IGRT) to improve radiation therapy treatment capacity.

January 21, 2008

Elekta scores two VMAT installs

Radiation therapy device and informatics developer Elekta reported thatit has placed two of its volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)systems in Europe and that the technology is in clinical use.

January 18, 2008

ACS wins $156M Tennessee contract

The Tennessee Bureau of TennCare intends to award Affiliated ComputerServices (ACS) a $156 million contract for the TennCare ManagementInformation System.

January 18, 2008

DoD contracts Osiris for radiation exposure therapy

Osiris Therapeutics has been awarded a $224.7 million contract,including purchase options, from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)to develop and stockpile Prochymal, an adult stem cell therapy for therepair of gastrointestinal injury resulting from radiation exposure.

January 18, 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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