Body imaging firm AmeriScan is offering franchise opportunities to providers interested in screening services such as whole-body CT, virtual colonoscopy, and MR breast and prostate cancer imaging. The Scottsdale, AZ-based group will provide operational and technical training to franchisees so they can implement its screening center model.
The company is seeking to scale its business model to several hundred centers across the U.S., providing it with better leverage to negotiate corporate contracts with employers and insurance groups, according to AmeriScan’s founder and medical director, Dr. Craig Bittner.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersJuly 29, 2003
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