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.

Healthlink: $18M contract from Unisys for DoD's CHCS II initiative

Healthcare information systems consulting firm Healthlink Inc. has been awarded an $18 million, four-year Unisys subcontract to provide worldwide training services for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Composite Health Care System II (CHCS II) initiati

January 27, 2005

Leading EMS groups use Philips' HeartStart MRx

Philips Medical Systems has deployed its HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator at several U.S. emergency medical service (EMS) organizations to better support patient care and help improve cardiac emergency survival rates in the pre-hospital setting.

January 20, 2005

Misys hooks 30 EMR contracts

Misys Healthcare Systems has signed on 30 medical practices for its Misys EMR (electronic medical record) system.

January 20, 2005

NIH deploys Eclipsys Sunrise Surgical Manager

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will implement Eclipsys Corp.'s Sunrise Surgical Manager to provide clinical support for clinicians as they perform mission-critical surgical procedures.

January 20, 2005

Cerner deploys critical care technology

Ascension Health's Borgess Medical Center of Michigan recently implemented Cerner Corp.'s critical care technology that provides clinicians with up-to-date medical information at the point-of-care and offers remote monitoring tools for the critically ill.

January 20, 2005

eMed lands widespread Matrix contract

Bloomfield, N.J.-based Medical Resources Inc. (MRII), a chain of 56 imaging centers, has partnered with eMed Technologies as its PACS provider for its Chicago region.

January 20, 2005

Xanser's Xtria lands $5.2 million management contract

Xtria LLC, a subsidiary of Xanser Corp. has been awarded a $5.2 million contract to provide managed services supporting the digital imaging environment at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo, Ind.

January 13, 2005

Sharp Rees-Stealy to Deploy Allscripts' EHR

San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare's Rees-Stealy Medical Group will implement Allscripts Healthcare Solutions' TouchWorks electronic health record (EHR) system.

January 13, 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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