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.

Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology hits 500th patient mark

Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology (MDR), a dedicated heart center located in New York City, this week celebrated the 500th scanned patient using the center's Aquilion 64-slice CFX, developed by Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc (TAMS).

June 16, 2005

Horizon Healthcare Services, Allscripts to promote e-Prescribing and EHR

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions recently announced a relationship with Horizon Healthcare Services Inc., New Jersey's largest health insurer.

June 16, 2005

New Jersey imaging center to install Agfa's RIS with IMPAX PACS

Hackensack Radiology Group (HRG), located in Hackensack, N.J., has selected Agfa's RIS/PACS product for its imaging centers.

June 16, 2005

GE announces first Canadian install of Centricity PACS SE System

GE Healthcare has inked a six-year Centricity PACS SE contract with Norfolk General Hospital in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

June 16, 2005

Imaging center in California installs Toshiba's Vantage

Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage, the company's ultra short-bore 1.5-tesla (1.5T) high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, has been installed at Health Scan Imaging in Murrieta, Calif.

June 16, 2005

New England Baptist Hospital places orders for Swissray ddR systems

Swissray International announced this week that they received orders for multiple direct digital Radiography (ddR) systems from New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

June 16, 2005

Medcon information management products selected by cardiovascular group in southern California

Medcon Telemedicine Technology Inc. was recently selected by Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California (CVMG) to provide multimodality 64 slide CT, echo and Nuclear medicine, web and archival information management products for the organization'

June 9, 2005

GE installs 1st Centricity PACS SE in Canada

GE Healthcare today announced a six-year Centricity PACS SE contract with Norfolk General Hospital in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. The 121-bed hospital is the first site outside of the United States to install the PACS SE system.

June 3, 2005

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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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