Digital X-Ray: Page 121

Medicare Advantage patients have lower angiography rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have significantly lower rates of angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions than Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 9, 2013
U.S. less efficient than Canada in cardiac cath use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The utilization rate of cardiac catheterization is higher in the U.S. than in Canada, but the diagnostic yield of the procedure is lower, according to a study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 8, 2013
Viztek lands DR installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek said that MedSpring Urgent Care has installed the company's ViZion Straight Arm digital radiography (DR) system at its 14th center, located in Chicago.
July 8, 2013
Agfa debuts new small-format flat-panel detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to release its DX-D 35C small-format, wireless, flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector at the upcoming AHRA 2013 meeting in Minneapolis.
July 8, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its AlluraClarity live interventional image-guidance system.
July 2, 2013
U.S. updates x-ray rules for black lung program
By Brian Casey
The U.S. government has finalized new rules that allow images from digital radiography (DR) systems to be used for claims filed under its program for screening coal miners for black lung disease. The program's technical specifications haven't been updated since 1980, despite the rising use of DR.
July 1, 2013
Konica Minolta completes Tenn. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has completed a contract for Sweetwater Community Hospital in Tennessee to convert its x-ray department to digital radiography (DR) with Konica Minolta's wireless AeroDR panel.
June 26, 2013
NH report slams Exeter Hospital procedures in hepatitis C outbreak
By Brian Casey
In an official report, state health authorities in New Hampshire say that officials and staff at Exeter Hospital had lax procedures and missed multiple warning signs in the case of a cardiac cath lab technologist who infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C as part of an alleged drug diversion scheme.
June 26, 2013
SEC charges Imaging3 with fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against 3D imaging device developer Imaging3 and its founder and chief executive Dean Janes.
June 26, 2013
GE, Konica Minolta collaborate on DR distribution
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Konica Minolta Medical Imaging have signed a global distribution agreement for Konica Minolta's AeroDR cassette-sized digital radiography (DR) retrofit.
June 25, 2013
Carestream gets FDA nod for new DR detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new wireless digital radiography (DR) detector.
June 19, 2013
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