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.

Broadwest launches analog and digital motorized viewer

Broadwest, a mammography device company, has launched its new Rollux Danalog/digital motorized viewer, which provides an ergonomic system forinterpreting digital images with analog films.

November 15, 2007

Premier chooses DR Systems for RIS and PACS

DR Systems of San Diego has been awarded a contract with Premier for its RIS and PACS.

November 14, 2007

McKesson nets Shriners Hospitals install

The Shriners Hospitals for Children system plans to implementMcKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging system across its 22-hospitalsystem, which handles 250,000 diagnostic procedures each year.

November 14, 2007

Denmark hospital selects Hyland Software

Odense University Hospital in Denmark, has implemented Hyland’s OnBase,a deployable suite of enterprise content management softwareapplications.

November 14, 2007

Elekta nets $4.3M order from Belgian university

The University of Liege Hospital (CHU Liege) has chosen Elekta tosupply advanced radiation therapy technology and information managementsoftware for its CHU Liege Radiation Therapy department.

November 13, 2007

Siemens to deploy first Somatom Definition AS

Erlangen University Hospital’s surgical trauma center will be the firstto install Siemens Medical Solutions’ Somatom Definition adaptivescanner (AS) CT system.

November 13, 2007

Aris Teleradiology to implement RamSofts PACS

Aris Teleradiology plans to implement RamSoft's PowerServer PACS technology by the end of the year.

November 13, 2007

N.C. radiology practice taps Neurostar

Mecklenburg Radiology Associates, a 31-radiologist group for a range ofspecialty practices in Charlotte, N.C., has chosen Neurostar’s virtualradiology network for the communication of images from offsitelocations.

November 13, 2007

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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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