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SCAR report: Doctors must be agents of change
By Brian Casey
VANCOUVER - The U.S. healthcare system faces serious challenges ahead, as costs are increasingly shifted to patients, many of whom lack the ability to pay. Information technology has the potential to solve the looming crisis, but only if physicians take the lead in pushing medicine to become more automated through the adoption of healthcare IT.
May 20, 2004
Avalanche photodiodes: a promising new component for PET
Look for PET to improve in the not-too-distant future. APD devices have an output with a better signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) than can be obtained with conventional photodiodes, paving the way for their use with scintillators in PET imaging.
May 20, 2004
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Diligent coding means money in the bank for breast imaging
By Shalmali Pal
Twenty-first-century mammographers are truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. Reimbursement rates, as set by Medicare, are so low that mammographers are virtually invited to cut costs by lowering quality. On the other hand, there is tremendous pressure on breast imaging facilities to provide optimal service to all women, with the most serious pressure coming from mammographers themselves.
May 20, 2004
Healthcare IT, practice automation crucial for meeting rising costs
By Erik L. Ridley
VANCOUVER - The adoption of information technology will be critical for keeping healthcare costs under control, and physicians must play an important role in driving that change, according to Dr. Leo Black, retired CEO of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (MCJ) in Florida.
May 19, 2004
Philips launches electrophysiology imaging equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems will introduce integrated and customizable ultrasound and cardiovascular x-ray products for the electrophysiology market this week at the Heart Rhythm 2004 meeting in San Francisco.
May 19, 2004
Vital Images introduces PC software, partners with Sectra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software provider Vital Images has introduced ViTALConnect, a tool that allows physicians to access 2D, 3D, and 4D visualizations on a PC or notebook computer.
May 19, 2004
Philips inks research deal with University of Chicago
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has entered into a long-term research agreement with the University of Chicago Hospitals.
May 19, 2004
Microhelix debuts six replacement US probes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
All of the probes have received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
May 19, 2004
Oncura improves prostate cryoablation technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The innovations include an increase in the size of the therapeutic ice ball generated by the firm's IceRod 17-gauge CryoNeedle.
May 19, 2004
INSPIRE promotes noninvasive imaging for assessing risk of secondary cardiac event
By Jerry Ingram
Reaching a step beyond clinical cardiac risk predictors, adenosine 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion SPECT appears to be a helpful tool for determining the treatment needs of heart attack survivors, according to researchers from Texas.
May 19, 2004
Cardinal to buy Alaris for $2 billion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health of Dublin, OH, has signed a deal to acquire intravenous device firm Alaris Medical Systems of San Diego in a transaction valued at $2 billion.
May 18, 2004
Red tape sinks Amazon expedition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge in Brazil has accomplished what sunken trees, oppressive heat, and dense jungle terrain could not: a halt to the Imagem do Javari expedition, which sought to bring cutting-edge medical imaging technology to the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest.
May 18, 2004
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