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.

Riverain inks deals with MedAssets, Consortia

Computer aided detection (CAD) provider Riverain Medical announced it has signed an agreement with U.S.-based group purchasing and supply chain services company MedAssets Supply Chain Systems.

February 2, 2006

Portuguese clinic installs UltraSPECT Xpress.cardiac

UltraSPECT LTD. has completed the first European installation of its Xpress.cardiac package in the Atomedical clinic in Lisbon, Portugal.

February 2, 2006

University Of Chicago to deploy InnerWireless infrastructure

The University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System (UCHHS) will deploy the InnerWireless Inc. infrastructure at the Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital to enhance wireless services for caregivers and patients.

February 2, 2006

Vanguard Health Systems chooses McKesson

Vanguard Health Systems announced last week that it will implement McKesson's Horizon Clinicals suite of IT solutions.

February 2, 2006

Banner Health selects Rogan-Delft for PACS

Banner Health has selected the Rogan-Delft PACS for installation at seven community hospitals across five states.

February 2, 2006

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano adds GE LightSpeed VCT

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Texas, has acquired one of the first GE Healthcare LightSpeed volume CT imaging systems in the North Texas.

February 2, 2006

Irish Cancer Center installs Varian breast conservation treatment systems

University College Hospital Galway in Ireland has begun use of a computer-controlled GammaMed brachytherapy afterloader from Varian Medical Systems, together with the company's balloon-guided intra-cavitary device called the MammoSite Radiation Therapy System.

February 2, 2006

The Enterprise: The Cost of Healthcare

While accelerating healthcare costs aren't good news for anyone, jumps in healthcare IT spending are, at least for those in this marketplace. And in the long run, IT will make a dent in healthcare costs.

February 1, 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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