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.

TAMS nets installs for DR technology

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) has completed the first T.RAD Plus Digital radiography (DR) system installation at the Kuakini Hospital in Honolulu, part of the Kuakini Health System.

November 23, 2004

GE wins NHS contract

GE Healthcare has won a contract from the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) to implement digital imaging systems in more than 70 hospitals and clinics in England as part of the $18 billion initiative to digitize its healthcare system.

November 23, 2004

Aurora's MTS-Delft USA installs technology in Pennsylvania

MTS-Delft, the U.S. sales and service arm of Rogan-Delft, has successfully installed its PACS technology Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) of Pennsylvania. The hospital's radiology department now boosts an 83 percent filmless rate.

November 18, 2004

Stentor awarded multi-year federal DIN-PACS contract

Stentor Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for the DIN-PACS II contract under which the DOD, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies, and the Department of Veterans Affairs purchase medical imaging and in

November 18, 2004

GE deploys 200th Discovery ST PET/CT system

Highland Park Hospital of Illinois' Evanston Northwestern Healthcare System has installed GE Healthcare's Discovery ST PET/CT system.

November 18, 2004

Toshiba completes first U.S. install for Aquilion 64

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS) has completed installation of its Aquilion 64-detector CT scanner at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston.

November 18, 2004

Ohio system selects Philips PACS for hospital and network

The University Hospitals Health System (UHHS) of Cleveland, Ohio, has installed Philips Medical Systems' EasyAccess PACS system at the University Hospital of Cleveland (UHC).

November 18, 2004

BRIT lands $8.6 million PACS contract for multi-site installs

BRIT Systems has been awarded a 5-year, $8.6 million contract by the Veterans Administration to provide a PACS to all the medical centers in their VISN 20 region, located in the Northwestern United States.

November 18, 2004

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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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