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Legislation looms over offshore teleradiology services
By Tracie L. Thompson
The overnight coverage arrangements enjoyed by hundreds of U.S. radiology groups and hospitals may now be in jeopardy, as federal and state legislatures consider bills that would bar or hamstring the offshoring of protected healthcare information.
May 26, 2004
Toshiba gets FDA nod for new flat-panel detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a new cardiac flat-panel detector on its Infinix-i series of vascular imaging systems.
May 25, 2004
Boston Scientific touts Taxus VI clinical results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has released nine-month results from its Taxus VI clinical trial at the 2004 Paris Course on Revascularization (PCR) this week in Paris.
May 25, 2004
Abbott debuts StarClose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Abbott Vascular Devices (AVD) unveiled its StarClose Vascular Closure System at the 2004 Paris Course on Revascularization (PCR) this week in Paris.
May 25, 2004
Ophthalmologists eye ultrasound
By Brian Casey
Ophthalmologists are breaking new ground in their use of ultrasound to diagnose disorders of the posterior eye.
May 25, 2004
High-tech rad therapy hospitals face lower reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare facilities that offer the latest in radiation therapy are being hit with the lowest Medicare reimbursement rates, according to an analysis in the upcoming Oncology Issues.
May 24, 2004
Bracco clarifies SonoVue restrictions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian contrast developer Bracco of Milan sought to clarify several points related to regulatory restrictions placed on its SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent by the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).
May 23, 2004
SCAI says CMS should boost stent payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new task force report from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions says current payment levels from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for drug-eluting stent procedures are inadequate.
May 20, 2004
Agfa RIS gets OK from German payors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Agfa Healthcare RIS system has been certified by the German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
May 20, 2004
Cedara gets 510(k) for I-ReadMammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for I-ReadMammo, a new mammography reading workstation for diagnosis and screening.
May 18, 2004
Demetech brings Calscan to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish bone densitometry developer Demetech has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its DXL Calscan bone densitometer.
May 17, 2004
Sectra gets clearance for 3D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS firm Sectra has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its 3D visualization package.
May 13, 2004
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