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.

Allscripts signs Butler Health

Healthcare informatics developer Allscripts announced that ButlerHealth System (BHS) of Butler, Pa., has selected the Chicago-based firmas its provider of an emergency department information system (EDIS)for Butler Memorial Hospital as well as an electronic health record(EHR) for their physician practices.

July 31, 2007

Lynx inks Summa Health System deal

Emergency medicine documentation and revenue management system developer Lynx Medical Systems said that it has signed an agreement with Summa Health System of Akron, Ohio, to implement its E/Point facility charging software.

July 31, 2007

Carestream secures DR order for Illinois hospital

Rochester-based Carestream Health, formerly Kodak, a provider of dentaland medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions, announcedIllinois Valley Community Hospital of Peru, Ill., placed an order fortwo of its digital radiography systems: a Kodak DirectView DR 3000 anda Kodak DirectView DR 7500 System.

July 31, 2007

Editor's Note: Driving Workflow

Within media, there is a key concept called information design. This combines the art and science of preparing information so it is effectively and efficiently used by human beings.

July 1, 2007

2007 PACS Administrator Salary Survey

This year’s PACS Administrator Salary Survey garnered feedback from 720 respondents.

June 1, 2007

Contracts for Digi-Data, Elekta, NovaRad

Digi-Data Corporation announced its storage solution for the SoutheastAlabama Medical Center, the scalable T-2000 controller installed by LHComputer Services.

May 10, 2007

Contracts: Viztek, Toshiba, MEDSEEK, NetApp

Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., hasselected Viztek’s Onyx-Chiro chiropractic PACS to support fullconversion to the digital imaging environment for its on-campusChiropractic Health Center.

May 7, 2007

Contracts for Eclipsys, Elekta, DR Systems, NeuroLogica, Perceptive, SmartPill, Toshiba, Varian

Eclipsys Corporation announced that City of Hope, a cancer center basedin Duarte, Calif., has selected Eclipsys clinical information solutionsto help improve patient safety, organization, and operationalefficiencies through technology.

May 3, 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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