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.

peerVue adds nine customers with launch of early adopter program

peerVue, a provider of niche healthcare software services, has begunits early adopter program with the addition of nine new customers.

October 16, 2007

Rappahannock Hospital goes live with Viztek PACS

Viztek, a software development company, has completed its Opal-RAD PACSinstall at Rappahannock General Hospital, a 76-bed rural acute carefacility in Kilmarnock, Va.

October 15, 2007

GE places SnapShot Pulse with California medical group

Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California hasimplemented GE Healthcare’s SnapShot Pulse for the LightSpeed VCT64-slice CT system.

October 12, 2007

Premier selects Fujifilm Medical Systems as DR supplier

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, Conn., will supply digitalradiography equipment for Premier Purchasing Partners, the grouppurchasing division of Premier, Charlotte, N.C.-based consulting firmfor hospitals and healthcare systems.

October 12, 2007

Minneapolis radiology practice chooses Intelerad

Intelerad Medical Systems, a PACS provider, has installed its IntelePACS at Consulting Radiologists of Minneapolis.

October 12, 2007

Italian hospital orders Elekta radiosurgery knife

Swedish medical-technology company Elekta will install its LeksellGamma Knife Perfexion at the Niguarda Hospital in Milan, Italy. Thesystem will be installed this month.

October 12, 2007

Hansen nets Texas hospital install

Hansen Medical Sensei has installed its Sensei robotic catheter systemand Artisan control catheter at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin,Texas. The install marks Hansen’s fifth U.S. install to date, with foursited Europe.

October 11, 2007

Rogan-Delft nets Finnish install

Rogan-Delft, a Dutch PACS company, has accomplished an installation project in Finland.

October 11, 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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