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.

Varian expands services at Scotland cancer center

Varian Medical Systems is outfitting the expansion of The West of Scotland Cancer Center's (Glasgow) radiotherapy unit with new Clinac medical linear accelerators for cancer treatments along with upgrades for existing accelerators and specialized software

October 21, 2004

Kodak receives PACS order from Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles, Calif. has selected Eastman Kodak Health Imaging Group's DirectView PACS System 5.

October 21, 2004

CareTech continues HIT implementation at CHMC

CareTech Solutions, an information technology (IT) and health information management outsourcing provider for hospitals and health systems, has initiated the third phase of an implementation of Cerner Corp. products at Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (

October 21, 2004

First Espree install at free-standing imaging center for Siemens

Siemens Medical Solutions has installed its Magnetom Espree open bore 1.5T MRI system at Turville Bay MRI and Radiation Oncology Center, an independent, not-for-profit, free-standing imaging center owned by St. Mary's Hospital and Meriter Hospital of Madi

October 21, 2004

Lodox scores South Africa install

Lodox Systems has implemented its Statscan Critical Imaging System in the Level II Trauma center at Littleton Adventist Hospital in South Africa.

October 21, 2004

Siemens deploys two 64-slice CT scanners

Two leading healthcare facilities have awarded a contract to Siemens Medical Solutions to install its Somatom Sensation 64 CT scanner.

October 21, 2004

Agfa wins RIS project in Australia

Agfa Healthcare has inked a $7.15 million agreement with Queensland Health (QH) for the supply and implementation of a statewide Radiology Information System (RIS) spanning over 30 Queensland Health hospitals.

October 14, 2004

Massachusetts hospital selects NovaPACS and OrthopedicPACS

Lawrence General Hospital of Lawrence Mass. this month will complete the installation of NovaRad's NovaPACS and OrthopedicPACS.

October 14, 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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