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.

VA calls on Initiate Systems to clean up health records, duplicates

The Department of Veterans Affairs has inked a deal with Initiate Systems worth $2.3 million to clean up health records by matching records to the correct person and eliminate duplicate records, Government Computer News reports.

January 12, 2006

East Texas physician network picks Allscripts EHR

Allscripts has announced that Access Medica has chosen the TouchWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR) to connect physicians in communities across East Texas.

January 12, 2006

Initiative Systems expands presence

Healthcare providers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have selected Initiate Systems Inc.'s Identity Hub software and services to facilitate increased accuracy of patient identification, and enhanced patient safety, data exchange and i

January 5, 2006

San Antonio Kidney Disease Center installs Misys IT solutions

San Antonio Kidney Disease Center has selected both Misys EMR and Misys Tiger for its 10-location, 21-nephrologist organization.

January 5, 2006

LSU hospitalist group uses Ingenious Med software

The hospitalist program within the physician network associated with Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center has selected IMBILLS - Web Edition to better automate the daily routines of physicians while rounding.

January 5, 2006

L.A. county hospitals select Philips for cardiology IT systems

Royal Philips Electronics' Medical Systems division has signed agreements with the Los Angeles County Harbor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Centers for the installation of its Cardiology Infor

January 5, 2006

Facilities choose MercuryMD mobile information systems

Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Ill., has selected MercuryMD's mobile information system enabling physicians to have anywhere, anytime access to patient information via mobile devices equipped with MData Mobile.

January 5, 2006

EqualLogic nabs several new customers

EqualLogic, a provider of complete, enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) systems, has announced a number of new customers.

January 5, 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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