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.

UltraSPECT marks 100th U.S. install

Nuclear medicine device developer UltraSPECT reported that the Haifa,Israel-based firm has achieved its 100th product installation in theU.S.

August 1, 2007

MyMedicalRecords.com adds Alexian Brothers to client roster

Alexian Brothers Hospital Network (ABHN) of Arlington Heights, Ill.,has entered into a service agreement with MyMedicalRecords.com (MMR), aLos Angeles-based provider of online personal health records (PHR).

August 1, 2007

Allscripts signs Iowa Health System

Healthcare information systems developer Allscripts has been selectedto provide its emergency department information system (EDIS) to theIowa Health System of Des Moines, Iowa.

August 1, 2007

Dynamic Imaging inks 22 new Q2 PACS contracts

Image and information management developer Dynamic Imaging said that itsigned 22 new contracts for its IntegradWeb PACS product during thesecond quarter this year.

August 1, 2007

Eclipsys extends UPHS contract

Healthcare informatics development firm Eclipsys has signed a newcontract extending its current agreement with the University ofPennsylvania Health System (UPHS) in Philadelphia.

August 1, 2007

Design Do's for the Imaging Department

Technology, staff and patients have seeming divergent needs in a modern medical imaging facility. Whether in a hospital or an outpatient facility, advances in digital imaging have made the challenge the movement of people as well as the images.

August 1, 2007

Editor's Note: Connected at the Top

For organizations in the business of healthcare, IT is the enabler for both better care and fiscal fitness.

August 1, 2007

Siemens signs Partners to Soarian deal

Siemens Medical Solutions and Partners HealthCare of Boston said thatPartners will implement Siemens’ Soarian Financials patientadministration and revenue cycle management system across itshealthcare enterprise.

July 31, 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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