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.

Mississippi hospital to install GE 64 slice CT

Ocean Springs Hospital of Ocean Springs, Miss., a part of the Singing River Health System, has announced the purchase of GE Healthcare's GE VCT 64-slice CT unit.

July 14, 2005

CMS Broadband installed at OnCURE Medical Corp.

CMS, a provider in radiation treatment planning products, has announced that CMS Broadband system has been installed at OnCURE Medical Corp., which has treatment centers in both California and Florida.

July 14, 2005

Eclipsys' Sunrise selected by Maryland's largest behavioral health system

Eclipsys Corp. recently announced that Sheppard Pratt Health System, Maryland's largest provider of behavioral health and special education services, will implement Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager and other Sunrise clinical systems.

July 14, 2005

Centura Health to add information management system via MEDITECH

Centura Health has announced that Medical Information Technology Inc. (MEDITECH), based in Westwood, Mass., will install its Health Care Information System (HCIS) across its 12-hospital system, with the primary goal to share critical patient information t

July 14, 2005

New installs of WebMD RIS, Intergy PACS

WebMD Practice Services has announced installs of its Intergy PACS, a system powered by Dynamic Imaging's IntragradWeb, and the companies Radiology Information Solution (RIS) at two different facilities.

July 14, 2005

Aultman Hospital to install a variety of GE systems

GE Healthcare has announced that Aultman Hospital, in Canton, Ohio, has purchased a wide variety of technologies from the company which are expected to arrive by year's end.

July 14, 2005

Four Swissray ddRModulaire systems go to NJ ortho group

Swissray International announced today the installation of four of its ddRModulaire systems in three offices of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates in Princeton, N.J., which has a total of 16 physicians and six physician assistants in a total of 40 exam room

July 14, 2005

Huntington Medical Group seeks to evolve with Misys EMR

Huntington Medical Group, a New York-based multi-specialty practice is seeking to evolve its operations by adopting the Misys EMR from Misys Healthcare Systems.

July 14, 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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