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HIPAA complicates x-ray film recycling efforts
By Brian Casey
One of the unintended consequences of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an increasingly complex process for recycling x-ray film. Imaging facilities can find themselves in violation of HIPAA’s patient-privacy provisions if their x-ray film recycler uses a recycling process that doesn't completely eliminate protected health information.
July 10, 2003
Shortage of nuclear medicine technologists shows no signs of abating
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The aging of certified nuclear medicine technologists matches that of the general U.S. population. But as more Americans require nuclear medicine services, a decreasing number of qualified professionals will be available to provide those services.
July 10, 2003
Ask questions to optimize MDCT protocols
By Eric Barnes
As the number of detector rows grows, multidetector-row CT is testing radiologists with an ever-increasing number of user-controllable acquisition parameters. Dr. Geoffrey Rubin and Dr. Dominik Fleischmann of Stanford University help put a daunting array of choices into perspective.
July 10, 2003
DaVita acquires nephrology practices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Outpatient center developer DaVita of Torrance, CA, has signed an agreement with Baxter Healthcare of Deerfield, IL, to acquire its RMS Lifeline and RMS Disease Management divisions.
July 9, 2003
U.S. ultrasound market levels off in 2002
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S ultrasound market grew a slight 0.3% last year, producing a total of $1.14 billion in annual revenues, according to a report released by ultrasound consulting firm Klein Biomedical Consultants of New York City.
July 9, 2003
X-ray film recycling raises HIPAA concerns
Despite all the talk about the relationship between PACS and digital imaging to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a great deal of x-ray film is still being sold and used throughout the U.S. Jason Ball of Petag Corporation discusses film recycling practices that can present patient-privacy concerns.
July 9, 2003
Hands-on assessment of fetal weight as good as sonography, study claims
More traditional methods of determining estimated fetal weight (EFW), such as abdominal palpation, may prove to be as accurate as ultrasonographic measurements for term birth weights greater than 4,000 grams, researchers reported at the 2003 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists meeting in New Orleans.
July 9, 2003
Positron, GE in cardiac PET swap
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron has sold its cardiac PET software to GE Medical Systems in exchange for cancellation of a note and other obligations owed to GE.
July 8, 2003
AngioDynamics rolls out new endovascular catheters
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics has introduced Soft-Vu 4F High Flow angiographic catheters, which are designed for diagnostic endovascular procedures.
July 8, 2003
Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sysmex reach marketing accord
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volumetric ultrasound developer Diagnostic Ultrasound of Bothell, WA, has signed a sales agreement with medical device manufacturer Sysmex of Kobe, Japan to market its V-mode BladderScan imaging devices in Japan.
July 8, 2003
Virtual colon dissection is promising, if flawed
By Eric Barnes
Dr. Hanno Hoppe and colleagues from Inselspital University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland, used virtual colon dissection software to evaluate virtual colonoscopy studies, comparing the technique to axial viewing and to conventional colonoscopy.
July 8, 2003
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MRI delves into roots of pain sensitivity
By Brian Casey
Anecdotal evidence indicates that individuals experience pain in very different ways -- a pinprick to one person might be experienced as shooting pain to another. But functional MRI is beginning to reveal the physiological processes that underlie such variations in pain sensitivity.
July 8, 2003
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