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.

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

Imaging Dynamics nets 100th Xplorer install

Imaging Dynamics Company shipped its 100th Xplorer CCD based digital radiography (DR) system.

December 2, 2004

A4 nets HealthMatics EDIS install

A4 Health Systems installed its HealthMatics ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) at Baptist Health Systems of Jackson, Miss., to automate Baptist Medical Center's expanding ED.

November 23, 2004

Medical Informatics Engineering deploys WebChart PACS

Paulding County Hospital of Paulding, Ohio, has selected Medical Informatics Engineering Inc.'s (MIE) WebChart PACS to meet their digital imaging storage, retrieval, workflow management and teleradiology needs.

November 23, 2004

Medicalis automates radiology ordering with decision support at AHSC

Atlantic Health Sciences Corp. of New Brunswick, Canada, has begun a pilot program using Medicalis Corp.'s web-based Percipio system that will give general practitioners (GPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) the ability to electronically order diagnostic im

November 23, 2004

RTI completes 500th install of iPACS

RealTimeImage (RTI) has deployed its iPACS technology at Bundaberg Radiology, a multi-modality imaging center in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. It marks the 500th installation iPACS.

November 23, 2004

Amicas, Meditech hook EMR/PACS installs

Amicas Inc. and Meditech Information Technology Inc. have gained more installs for their integrated PACS and healthcare information system (HCIS) that provides clinical users access to electronic medical images and reports through the Meditech electronic

November 23, 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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