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.

A roundup of the latest contracts and installations industry news

March 23, 2006

Orthopaedic Sports Specialists installs Sectra PACS

Orthopaedic Sports Specialists has installed Sectra PACS at their main facility in Glastonbury, Conn. Orthopaedic Sports Specialists is a prominent sports medicine clinic in the Northeast.

March 2, 2006

VisualSonics sees 200th install of micro-ultrasound system

Toronto, Ontario-based VisualSonics, a developer of high-resolution, ultrasound-based, in vivo micro-imaging systems, announced that it has sold its 200th VevoT platform. 

February 23, 2006

Vocada VoiceLink installed at over 50 facilities

Vocada’s VoiceLink system for critical test result management (CTRM) has been installed at 56 hospitals nationwide.

February 23, 2006

Fuji completes large Air Force PACS, CR install

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has announced that its extensive Pacific Air Force Command (PACAF) deployment of Synapse PACS and digital x-ray technology has been completed across all nine PACAF.

February 23, 2006

Eight PACS, one RIS installs for INFINITT

INFINITT North America Inc. announced eight PACS and one RIS installation contracts with four U.S. healthcare facilities valued at $5 Million.

February 23, 2006

Glen Falls Hospital picks GE Centricity for patient management

GE Healthcare has announced that Glens Falls Hospital, a not-for-profit acute care community hospital in upstate New York, has selected the Centricity Business Solutions (formerly known as IDX Flowcast) to automate revenue cycle processes.

February 23, 2006

Sectra PACS chosen by two orthopedic institutes in Louisiana

Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana and its subsidiary Spine Institute of Louisiana plans to install Sectra’s Orthopedic PACS at each of their four main locations.

February 23, 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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