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.

Connecticut practice chooses CoActiv PACS

SportsMedicine Partners Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Therapy, anorthopedic center in Glastonbury, Conn., has selected CoActiv Exam-PACSto support the acquisition, analysis, distribution and archiving of itsimaging studies.

October 31, 2007

CodeRyte adds three new clients

CodeRyte has obtained three new clients for its computer-assistedcoding and clinical data extraction technologies in third quarter of2007.

October 31, 2007

London hospital to acquire Varian cancer treatment systems

The London Clinic, an independent U.K. hospital, will acquire Varian Medical Systems' Trilogy, an all-in-one linear accelerator, so it can offer cancer treatments to patients.

October 31, 2007

Rcadia nabs Montana install

St. James Healthcare in Butte, Mont., has installed a COR Analyzer fromRcadia Medical Imaging, a developer of patented computer-aideddetection (CAD) software.

October 31, 2007

Inland Imaging taps InterSystems for its expansion

InterSystems Corporation has announced its InterSystems Ensembleintegration platform is now being implemented by Inland Imaging in itsfacilities throughout Washington State, and its expansion into otherstates.

October 30, 2007

St. Joseph Hospital selects IntraOps Mobetron for cancer treatment

St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. has selected IntraOp’s Mobetrondevice to deliver intraoperative electron radiation therapy to cancerpatients.

October 30, 2007

Lifetime Health integrates Nuance speech recognition and EMR system

Lifetime Health Medical Group, a non-profit primary care deliverysystem based in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., has integrated Nuance’sDragon NaturallySpeaking Medical 9 with its EMR system.

October 30, 2007

SciHealth wins DoD contract

The Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health System hasawarded a four-year, $1.3 million contract extension to SciHealth forits Insight clinical and business solution.

October 29, 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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