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.

Abbott Northwestern Heart Hospital installs NEC LCD monitors

NEC Display Solutions recently announced its LCD displays have been installed at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.

November 22, 2005

Neurostar Virtual Radiology Network at cardiology center

Cardiovascular Surgical Specialists (CSS) based in Tulsa, Okla., a multi-site cardiology center, plans to install Neurostar's Virtual Radiology Network (VRN) for viewing, managing and archiving images from its 64-slice CT.

November 17, 2005

Set of Kodak systems installed at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Canada

Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, has installed several Kodak Health Group including a PACS, CR and DR systems.

November 17, 2005

Orthocrat touts TraumaCad installs

Orthocrat has seen 50 installs so far this year with 11 of the facilities recently selecting the company's TraumaCad, a system for digital Orthopedic planning.

November 17, 2005

Toshiba ultrasound used in clinical trial at John Hopkins

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. has inked an agreement to provide Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center its Aplio CV ultrasound system for use in a clinical trial to be untaken within the Department of Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging, the company said.

November 17, 2005

MercuryMD selected for North Carolina health biosurveillance system

With bird flu on so many minds these days, you'll be glad to know that the North Carolina Hospital Emergency Surveillance System (NCHESS) - the nation's first statewide, hospital-based, clinical data biosurveillance system for detecting public health thre

November 17, 2005

Mount Nittany Medical goes filmless with Amicas

Amicas Inc. has announced Mount Nittany Medical Center's decision to install its VisionSeries PACS for its inpatient and outpatient radiology services.

November 17, 2005

Putnam Hospital Center goes with CoActiv EXAM-PACS

CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has announced that Carmen, N.Y.-based Putnam Hospital Center plans to install its EXAM-PACS.

November 17, 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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