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.

NovaRad deploys PACS

NovaRad Corp. has named recent deployments of its NovaPACS system.

December 9, 2004

Misys nets 18 EMR installs

Misys Healthcare Systems has inked 18 contracts for its electronic medical record (EMR) system with various U.S. medical practices.

December 9, 2004

Lightpath augments Montefiore's network

Lightpath, the business telecommunications services division of Cablevision Systems Corp., has deployed its Optical Transport Services at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

December 2, 2004

Misys nets EMR/Tiger contract

United Physicians, a Michigan-based physicians group, has selected Misys Healthcare Systems' Misys EMR and Misys Tiger as the electronic medical records system and practice management system of choice for its 1,500 physician members.

December 2, 2004

GE deploys 500th Hawkeye

GE Healthcare has installed its Hawkeye hybrid imaging system at the Primary Children's Medical Center of Salt Lake City, Utah. It's the 500th installation of the Hawkeye to date.

December 2, 2004

Dynamic Imaging deploys IntegradWeb at Oregon imaging center

Dynamic Imaging will deploy its web-based PACS at EPIC Imaging, a free-standing imaging center in Oregon.

December 2, 2004

Toshiba gains 64-slice install at Las Vegas imaging center

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. today announced the completion of its Aquilion 64 CFX CT installation, configured for cardiac applications, at the Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center (SDMI) in Las Vegas.

December 2, 2004

Consorta re-ups R2 contract

Group purchasing organization Consorta has renewed its contract with computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology for one year.

December 2, 2004

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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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