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.

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

Parkview Health to implement an Allscripts EHR

Parkview Medical Group recently chose the Allscripts TouchWorks electronic health record to automate and connect physicians across 19 physician group practices.

November 10, 2005

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to install Cerner Millennium

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) will install Cerner Corp.'s Millennium systems to each of the institute's 14 Chicago-area locations within the next year.

November 10, 2005

New Milford Hospital goes with CoActiv EXAM-PACS

CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has announced that New Milford Hospital of New Milford, Conn., has chosen CoActiv's EXAM-PACS for the management of their medical digital images for use at its radiology group, Northeast Radiology.

November 10, 2005

CHRISTUS Health picks PatientKeeper mobile apps for its 40 hospitals

CHRISTUS Health has picked PatientKeeper Platform to provide mobile applications to its 9,000 physicians across 40 hospitals.

November 10, 2005

TeraRecon passes 1,000 mark on Aquarius licenses

TeraRecon Inc. has issued more than 1,000 licenses worldwide for its Aquarius family of 3D workstations and enterprise servers.

November 10, 2005

CORE Institute picks Swissray DR

Swissray International has installed the ddRModulaire direct digital radiography (DR) unit into the offices of the CORE (Center for Orthopedic Research and Education) Institute in Sun City West, Ariz.

November 10, 2005

Abbott Northwestern Heart Hospital adds NEC LCDs

Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., has installed NEC Display Solutions NEC MultiSync LCD2180UX and the medical-grade MD21GS for reading and interpreting medical images in its Heart Hospital.

November 10, 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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