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.

G2 nets South Wales MediSpeech deployment

Speech recognition technology provider G2 Speech of London hasintegrated its MediSpeech product with an Agfa HealthCare PACS in theradiology department at the Cardiff and Vale National Health Service Trust.

August 27, 2007

Three Toronto hospitals contract Thinking Systems for PACS services

The Joint Department of Medical Imaging for University Health Network,Mount Sinai Hospital and Women’s College Hospital of Toronto haspurchased ThinkingPACS services from St. Petersburg-based RIS and PACSdeveloper Thinking Systems.

August 27, 2007

Toshiba places Infinix installations at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Toshiba America Medical Systems said it has installed of two InfinixCF-i/BP vascular x-ray systems at the Children’s Healthcare of AtlantaSibley Heart Center, located at the Egleston hospital campus.

August 27, 2007

Philips scores California telehealth contract

Philips Medical Systems said that the California Association for HealthServices at Home (CAHSAH) has awarded it a group purchasingorganization (GPO) contract for telehealth products and services.

August 24, 2007

Varian places five new accelerators in Denmark

Radiation therapy device developer Varian Medical Systems reported thatit has been selected by two Danish cancer centers to provide its Clinacand Clinac iX linear accelerators.

August 23, 2007

Scottish digital retinopathy installation concluded

The National Health Service (NHS) Scotland has finalized the rollout ofa digital retinopathy screening service for diabetes utilizingweb-based technology from Siemens Medical Solutions.

August 23, 2007

Eclipsys completes West Penn Allegheny install

Healthcare information systems developer Eclipsys said that West PennAllegheny Health System in Pittsburgh has successfully activated thecompany’s Sunrise Clinical Manager at its 665-bed Allegheny GeneralHospital (AGH) and the 59-bed AGH Suburban Campus in Bellevue, Pa.

August 23, 2007

Dynamic Imaging continues Prime Healthcare deployment

Web-based diagnostic image and information management developer DynamicImaging said that Prime Healthcare Services has selected the Allendale,N.J.-based company’s IntegradWeb PACS for deployment in five hospitalsthat it currently owns and manages.

August 23, 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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