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.

BJC Healthcare Barnes-Jewish St. Peters chooses ScImage's enterprise PACS

ScImage this week announced that BJC Healthcare, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital has purchased ScImage's Enterprise PACS, PICOMEnterprise.

April 29, 2004

Mountain States Health Alliance to install Siemens' clinical IT

Siemens Medical Solutions and Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) have signed an agreement for MSHA to implement a complete suite of Siemens clinical information technology (IT).

April 29, 2004

VHA renews contract with two large healthcare providers

VHA Inc. renewed commitments with Covenant Health in Knoxville, Tenn., and Partners HealthCare System in Boston.

April 29, 2004

Elekta signs provider pact with HealthTrust Purchasing Group

Elekta Inc. has inked a contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) to supply Elekta's oncology product lines to more than 1,000 members of the group purchasing organization (GPO).

April 22, 2004

Agfa inks two Impax contracts in the United Kingdom

Agfa Healthcare has been awarded two contracts for its Impax for Cardiology technology at NHS Trust hospitals in the United Kingdom.

April 15, 2004

Agfa and Evolved: RadWeb and Impax unite

Agfa HealthCare and Evolved Digital Systems will help McKenna Memorial Hospital transport images and reports to a community of nearly 250 referring physicians.

April 15, 2004

Nevada facility signs for Voxar Colonscreen

Three-dimensional software developer Voxar has sold a license for Voxar Colonscreen to Great Basin Imaging of Carson City, Nev.

April 15, 2004

SmartPACS completes one project, signs for another

SmartPACS has completed one PACS and RIS installation and is about to embark on another contract.

April 15, 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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