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.

R2 Technology signs supply pact with Kaiser Permanente

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology firm R2 Technology Inc. will supply its CAD products to healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente under a new two-year, dual source agreement.

January 29, 2004

Agfa receives CR supply contract from Premier

Group purchasing organization (GPO) Premier Inc. has awarded Agfa Healthcare a new three-year, multi-source contract to supply computed radiography (CR) products to the GPO's 1,500 member hospitals.

January 29, 2004

GEMSIT adds HealthCo as regional reseller

HealthCo Information Systems Inc. and GE Medical Systems this week signed a long-term agreement for the physician practice management firm to become an official value-added reseller (VAR) with GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (GEMSIT).

January 29, 2004

NovaRad selects Commonwealth X-Ray to sell in tri-state region

NovaRad has aligned with Commonwealth X-Ray Inc. for the x-ray dealer to market NovaRad's imaging and archive products in Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Ohio.

January 29, 2004

NovaRad awarded two PACS installation contracts

It will be a busy January for NovaRad, as the company completes contracts from Radiology Associates of Macon (Ga.) and the Community Choice Healthcare Network in Washington.

January 22, 2004

Baptist Health South Florida to install Philips Medical Systems' PACS

Philips Medical Systems this week signed a seven-year agreement to provide Baptist Health South Florida with radiology and cardiology picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) for the access of patient records across all Baptist Health facilitie

January 15, 2004

Dynamic Imaging awarded PACS contract

Good Samaritan Hospital has selected Dynamic Imaging to install a Web-based PACS at its 431-bed, level two trauma center affiliated with Catholic Health System of Long Island, N.Y. Good Samaritan has the second-busiest emergency room on Long Island.

January 15, 2004

Philips installs its Panorama 0.6T system at two more U.S. sites

Philips Medical Systems recently completed additional U.S. installations of its Panorama open 0.6 Tesla MR scanner.

January 8, 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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