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.

Siemens and Agfa sign three-year supplier contract

Siemens Medical Solutions has chosen Agfa Healthcare as its preferred supplier for hardcopy and computed radiography (CR) imaging products.

January 8, 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

Taking Flight

On this month's cover, you've seen Health Imaging & IT's view of the core of the radiology department of the future: a technology-rich "cockpit" enabled by super high resolution, lightening fast imaging devices and intuitive image and information systems.

January 1, 2004

A View from the Cockpit: The Radiology Department of the Future

Facilities are finding ways to keep radiology departments competitive, efficient and cost-effective into the future. And succeeding tomorrow is all a matter of having vision today.

January 1, 2004

Boulder Valley Independent Practitioner Association selects eClinicalWorks for integrated practice s

The 400-member association named eClinicalWorks a preferred vendor for flexible and integrated EMR and practice management solutions.

January 1, 2004

Goodman, DAX Archiving Solutions launch new DVD Medical Archival Solution at Japan's Toyohashi Heart

Goodman, a leading Japanese medical PACS supplier, and DAX Archiving Solutions, global specialist in digital archiving solutions, have announced the implementation of their new DVD Medical Archival Solution at the internationally renowned Toyohashi Heart

January 1, 2004

Hospital in Norway installs Varian On-Board Imager, other systems

Haukeland University Hospital, a leading cancer clinic in Norway, has acquired an On-Board Imager device and other systems from Varian Medical Systems enabling its clinicians to carry out more targeted cancer treatments.

January 1, 2004

Through ANEXA, Tucson Orthopaedic goes digital

ANEXA Corp. announced last week that Tucson Orthopaedic Institute has chosen the company as its digital systems provider which will cover all of its facilities.

January 1, 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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