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.

IDC inks DR contract by Broadlane

Imaging Dynamics Co. has announced it was awarded a sole-source contract to provide DR equipment and services to Broadlane's Group Buy participants.

August 11, 2005

GE sees big ultrasound sales

GE Healthcare Global Ultrasound division showed 16 percent growth in the first half of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.

August 11, 2005

San Francisco's Chinese Hospital picks Kodak for digital workflow

Chinese Hospital of San Francisco -- an independent, community-owned 54-bed facility that serves the Chinese population living in Chinatown and the greater San Francisco Bay area -- recently announced the decision to convert from film-based x-ray products

August 11, 2005

Dictaphone's iChart charts growth

Dictaphone has announced that its iChart Managed Services program grew considerably in the first half of 2005.

August 11, 2005

PACSGEAR in Europe to stay

PACSGEAR announced this week the company's second European installation at the Departmental Hospital Winterthur in Switzerland, which has selected the company's PacsSCAN FILM software for digitizing films.

August 4, 2005

Varian claims wide deployment at radiotherapy centers

Varian Medical Systems this week announced that it has begun the 80th installation of the image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) product On-Board Imager.

August 4, 2005

First install of Kodak PACS with integrated Viatronix' virtual colonoscopy module

Eastman Kodak Company and Viatronix, Inc. announced the first installation of Viatronix's virtual colonoscopy software with Kodak's PACS platform at Borg Imaging Group, one of the largest chains of diagnostic imaging centers in the Rochester, N.Y. area.

August 4, 2005

Two new EHR contracts for Allscripts

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has announced two new contracts to install its electronic health record (EHR) systems, one with Tennessee Oncology and another through Cincinnati Eye Institute.

August 4, 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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