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.

McKesson inks $30 million contract to automate healthcare delivery

McKesson Corp. has been awarded a seven-year, $30 million contract with Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System (BHHS), an integrated delivery network serving nine counties in South Central Indiana, to implement a wide range of healthcare IT systems, i

January 1, 2004

Dynamic Imaging announces PACS installation

Good Samaritan Hospital has chosen Dynamic Imaging's Web-based IntegradWeb PACS for installation.

December 18, 2003

Emageon signs contracts with Meriter Hospital and BJC HealthCare

Emageon will provide its medical image visualization and workflow integration technologies at Meriter Hospital and BJC HealthCare in 2004.

December 4, 2003

GE Medical Systems signs $23 million contract in Mexico

The Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social has awarded GE Medical Systems (GEMS) a contract to install and service 80 new mammography systems.

December 4, 2003

Consorta taps TAMS for its CT scanners

Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS) will supply group purchasing organization (GPO) Consorta with its computed tomography (CT) scanners for the next 18 months.

December 4, 2003

Hologic signs exclusive pact with Clarian Health Partners

Hologic Inc. has signed an exclusive, three-year agreement with Clarian Health Partners Inc. for the purchase and sale of Hologic's Lorad line of analog and digital mammography products and stereotactic breast biopsy systems.

November 25, 2003

QuadraMed awarded EMR contract in Puerto Rico

Correctional Health Services Corporation (CHSC) of Puerto Rico has awarded QuadraMed Corp. a contract to implement a new electronic medical record (EMR) system.

November 20, 2003

Inova Health System chooses Philips Medical Systems

Philips has received a 10-year, multi-million dollar agreement with Inova Health System, a not-for-profit healthcare system in northern Virginia.

November 20, 2003

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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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