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.

Casa Grande Regional Medical Center implements InSiteOne's Advanced Digital Storage and Archiving

InSiteOne, a provider of web-enabled on-site and off-site digital medical image storage and archiving, announced installation of its InDex solution at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center (CGRMC) in Casa Grande, Ariz.

February 18, 2005

Bluesocket adds three new hospitals to healthcare client base

Bluesocket, Inc., a manufacturer of products that secure and manage Wi-Fi networks, announced that three additional hospitals have selected Bluesocket to provide secure and manageable wireless LAN solutions that enable their mobile staff to access healthc

February 18, 2005

St. Luke's Episcopal Health System selects Dell technology to decrease patient wait times

Dell Technology reported that they have launched a comprehensive set of technology programs that are expected to dramatically improve the system's ability to serve patients at St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston.

February 18, 2005

WellStar Health System selects TippingPoint's intrusion protection

In order to prepare for the April 2005 security compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), WellStar Health System, Georgia's largest non-academic healthcare organization, evaluated several security products be

February 18, 2005

Veterans Affairs Hospital deploys Sun Microsystems Sun Ray Ultra-Thin Client Solution

Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that the Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) has installed the Sun Ray ultra-thin client solution to deliver highly secure and mobile access to all hospital patient records.

February 18, 2005

McKenna Health System will deploy Eclipsys Clinical and Financial Software

Eclipsys Corp. announced that in April, McKenna Health System, a 132-bed community health system based in New Braunfels, Texas, will implement Eclipsys' Sunrise advanced clinical and financial information software as well as engage the company's outsourci

February 18, 2005

Sentillion securing access to EPRs

Identity and access management systems vendor Sentillion Inc. this week said that 100,000 physicians and nurses are live on its flagship product suite, Vergence.

February 10, 2005

'04 a year of growth for PatientKeeper

Mobile computing software vendor PatientKeeper has been awarded 23 new customer contracts in 2004, representing 112 hospitals and a 51 percent growth of its client base.

February 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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