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.

Fujifilm lands DOD contract for Synapse

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has been awarded the DIN-PACS II contract from the U.S. Dept. of Defense for its Synapse web-based PACS.

September 30, 2004

Maccabi selects RealTimeImage iPACS for digital image management

Maccabi Health Care Services, Israel's second largest HMO, has selected RealTimeImage Inc.'s iPACS for distribution of digital images to Maccabi's network of 3,000 referring clinicians and 26 clinics throughout the country.

September 30, 2004

Siemens partners with OSI for multi-vendor radiation oncology service

Siemens Medical Solutions has signed a two-year contract with Oncology Services International (OSI) of Ramsey, N.J., to provide service, installation and upgrade support to Siemens oncology customers in the United States.

September 30, 2004

Mayo installs new open-bore Siemens Magnetom Espree 1.5T

Siemens Medical Solutions has installed an open bore Magnetom Espree 1.5 Tesla MRI system at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

September 23, 2004

GE wins installs for cardiovascular technologies

Memorial Healthcare System in Florida has purchased GE Healthcare's Cath Lab technologies for two of its facilities - Memorial Regional Hospital and Memorial Hospital West.

September 23, 2004

Kodak, University of Rochester join in 4-year R&D partnership

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Eastman Kodak Company this week unveiled a four-year R&D partnership along with plans to bring the medical facility up to speed with Kodak's next-generation of digital healthcare products and innovatio

September 23, 2004

Siemens reveals new technology partner

Siemens Medical Solutions has been awarded a contract by Century City Doctors Hospital (CCDH) in Century City, Calif., to be its primary technology service provider.

September 23, 2004

Siemens scores Soarian installs

Several healthcare providers have gone live with Siemens Medical Solutions' Soarian, the company's new generation health information system.

September 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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