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

ContextVision ships GOPView MAMMO

ContextVision has recently started shipments of GOPView MAMMO, the company's new image enhancement product for digital mammography (DR).

July 7, 2005

Pinehurst Surgical installs Allscripts ERH

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions has announced that Pinehurst Surgical located in North Carolina has made the move to eliminate all paper patient charts by installing TouchWorks Electronic Health Record (EHR) from Allscripts.

July 7, 2005

Philips Panorama 1.0T MRI goes to Cologne

The University of Cologne's medical center located in Germany announced last week the first European installation of the Philips Panorama 1.0T open MRI system.

July 7, 2005

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Cerner implement EHR

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Cerner Corp. have announced the implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) system at the medical center.

July 7, 2005

Sectra Radiology PACS being use for cardiology too

Rikshospitalet a university hospital in Norway has successfully installed Sectra PACS for both its cardiology and radiology operations.

July 7, 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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