Industry News: Page 1297

RaySearch nets Md. cancer center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center announced it has purchased a RayStation system from radiotherapy planning software firm RaySearch Laboratories.
April 29, 2013
Nuance swings to big loss in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Citing "execution issues and external factors," speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications expressed disappointment with its second-quarter net loss in its 2013 fiscal year.
April 29, 2013
USARad.com debuts new telerad service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider USARad.com has launched its new SecondOpinions.com service to connect patients with specialists worldwide for same-day second opinions.
April 29, 2013
Brazil CT, MRI, US markets to near $1B by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Government programs and investments in Brazil's healthcare sector have lent momentum to the country's medical imaging market, with revenues expected to reach $919.7 million in 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
April 29, 2013
Siemens opens Pa. ultrasound factory
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has opened a factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA, that will manufacture the company's new Acuson Freestyle ultrasound scanner.
April 29, 2013
MICI Q2: Confidence low in Medicare payment rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology administrators are confident that their internal costs will remain constant and their practices will maintain or increase growth in the coming months, according to Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) data. But they're not so sure they'll receive adequate reimbursement from Medicare for diagnostic and interventional imaging.
April 29, 2013
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Report: Global MRI market worth $5.24B by 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report by business research firm MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global market for MRI equipment will reach $5.24 billion by 2018, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%.
April 28, 2013
CMS proposes 2014 inpatient payment rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule for 2014 payment rates of hospital-provided inpatient services.
April 28, 2013
Teleflex gets nod from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Teleflex announced that its Arrow VPS G4 device for catheter line placement has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
April 28, 2013
NinePoint gets new clearance for esophageal system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NinePoint Medical said it has received an additional 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NvisionVLE optical coherence tomography imaging system.
April 28, 2013
U.S. House passes bill to protect helium supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill to prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 1, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
April 25, 2013
ONC revokes certification of 2 EHRs approved for MU
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has revoked the certifications of two electronic health record (EHR) systems that were approved for the meaningful use (MU) electronic health incentive program.
April 25, 2013
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