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.

Rhode Island Hospital offering advanced radiation treatment for cancer from Varian

Rhode Island Hospital is now the first hospital in New England to offer cancer patients the "most precise radiation treatment for cancer," the hospital said.

December 22, 2005

Provox announces new orders

Provox, a provider of speech recognition-based radiology reporting and medical documentation solutions, recently announced 17 new orders for the VoxEnterprise system.

December 22, 2005

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December 19, 2005

RemedyMD announces its SMART software

RemedyMD, a provider of practice-specific, web-based software, this week announced the industry's first suite of SMART software product suite, which includes the RemedyMD EHR, RemedyMD myHealthManager, and RemedyMD OutcomeTrack.

December 15, 2005

Optio to provide EHR, forms software for community hospitals in Georgia

Optio Software Inc. will provide HomeTown Health, an organization of 48 Georgia rural hospitals, with two of its applications, the QuickRecord Suite electronic health record (EHR) and forms automation software MedEx, the company said.

December 15, 2005

Banner Health goes with Rogan-Delft PACS at seven facilities

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

December 15, 2005

INTEGRIS Blackwell Regional Hospital installs NovaPACS

INTEGRIS Blackwell Regional Hospital in Oklahoma has installed NovaPACS from NovaRad Corp.

December 15, 2005

French oncology network to install IMPAC IT systems from Elekta

Gnridis, a subsidiary of Gnrale de Sant based in France, is a network of private radiation oncology centers that has decided to install a complete IMPAC IT solution from Elekta throughout their sites.

December 15, 2005

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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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