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.

Contracts for Radlink, ZONARE

Radlink has inked a deal with Standish X-Ray to serve as master distributor of its breakthrough CR Pro machine to healthcare organizations in New Jersey.

November 2, 2006

Contracts for: BioLucent, Varian

Neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists at the Tzu Chi BuddhistHospital cancer hospital in Taipei, Taiwan are using Varian MedicalSystems’ Trilogy accelerator, a medical linear accelerator, to carryout highly precise intra-cranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments.

October 30, 2006

Contracts: Agfa, IntraOp, MEDITECH, TeraMedica

Agfa HealthCare inked a multimillion-dollar deal with Thomas MemorialHospital in South Charleston, W. Va., a 260-bed facility to provideAgfa HealthCare’s IMPAX 6.0 PACS and the newest version of AgfaHealthCare’s reporting solution, TalkStation 3.1.

October 26, 2006

Contracts for Acceletronics, InStar Systems, NOMOS

Acceletronics, an oncology equipment service provider and radiotherapyequipment distributor, installed four TheraView Electronic PortalImaging Devices (EPID) at Tacoma Valley Radiation Oncology Centers,Tacoma, Wash., and one at Ventura County Radiation Center, Ventura,Calif.

October 23, 2006

Contracts: Eastman Kodak, NearMed, Siemens, Viztek

Eastman Kodak has inked contracts with more than 30 healthcarefacilities in Australia, China, Central America, and South America forKODAK DIRECTVIEW CR Mammography Feature for CR 850/950/975 Systems.

October 19, 2006

Contracts: Kodak gets U.K. DR order

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom has installed a digital radiography system from Kodak Health Group.

October 16, 2006

Contracts: Optio, InnerWireless, GE, MEDITECH, Nuance, Varian

Optio Software will provide Plano, Texas-based Triad Hospitalsenterprisewide electronic forms technology throughout its 52 acute-carefacilities in 16 states.

October 12, 2006

Contracts: Aspyra, Eclipsys, MEDRAD

Aspyra interfaced its CyberLAB LIS (laboratory information system) andCyberRAD RIS (radiology information system) with the AllscriptsTouchWorks EHR at Olean Medical Group in Chicago.

October 9, 2006

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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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