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.

Varian chosen for Netherlands radiology project

The Tilburg, Netherlands-based Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute (BVI)ordered five medical linear accelerators from Varian Medical Systems,which will deliver radiotherapy treatments.

August 21, 2007

MCN inks Westchester deal

Regulatory and compliance software developer MCN Healthcare said thatWestchester Medical Center of Valhalla, N.Y., has chosen to deploy itsellucid software platform.

August 21, 2007

McKesson scores Appalachian EHR contract

Healthcare information technology developer McKesson ProviderTechnologies said that it will deploy its Horizon Ambulatory Careelectronic health record (EHR) system to Appalachian RegionalHealthcare’s (ARH) more than 190 employed and affiliated physicians inrural communities across eastern Kentucky and West Virginia.

August 20, 2007

Sage places PACS in Clarkston

Radiology image and information systems developer Sage SoftwareHealthcare said that Clarkston Medical Group, a 15-physician medicalgroup based in Clarkston, Mich., has selected Intergy PACS by Sage,powered by Dynamic Imaging’s IntegradWeb PACS as its PACS.

August 20, 2007

Elekta Synergy S added to Johns Hopkins cancer treatment lineup

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Schoolof Medicine in Baltimore added an Elekta Synergy S system to itsLeksell Gamma Knife capability.

August 17, 2007

Siemens Soarian live at Brookhaven

Siemens Medical Solutions reported that the 321-bed Brookhaven MemorialHospital Medical Center of East Patchogue, N.Y., has implemented itsSoarian Clinical healthcare information system.

August 16, 2007

MedQuist inks remote coding deal with VHA Texas

Electronic medical transcription, health information, and documentmanagement products and services firm MedQuist of Mt. Laurel, N.J.,announced that it has signed an agreement for remote medical recordscoding with supply chain management services group VHA Texas.

August 16, 2007

North Dakota contracts Initiate Systems for MDM deployment

North Dakota grants Initiate Systems a contract to implement a newmaster client index (MCI) as part of the State’s conversion to a newmedicaid management information system (MMIS), enabling real-time viewsof data spread across multiple systems and databases.

August 16, 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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