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MedPAC: Imaging volume drops, but long-term growth is high
By Kate Madden Yee
Imaging volume per Medicare beneficiary fell by 1% from 2010 to 2011, but the decline represents just a small part of the overall rapid growth of imaging procedures over the past decade, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report to Congress.
March 14, 2013
Imaging Interoperability: Part 2 -- The 3 flavors of VNA
By Jef Williams, Jonathan Shoemaker
AuntMinnie.com presents the second in a two-part series on imaging interoperability from Jonathan Shoemaker and Jef Williams of Ascendian Healthcare Consulting. In Part 2, the authors present the key factors that best leverage the functionality of a true VNA.
March 14, 2013
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Record label swaps x-ray film for traditional vinyl
By Nicole Pettit
If you're tired of reading x-rays, how about spinning them instead? Old medical x-ray films were literally pressed into service to form limited-edition discs of a new single from record label Third Man Records, founded by Jack White of the band the White Stripes.
March 14, 2013
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McKesson wins Calif. billing contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm McKesson's revenue management solutions division has won a contract to provide medical billing and accounts receivable management services to Thousand Oaks Radiology Group in Thousand Oaks, CA.
March 14, 2013
Toshiba plans South Korean subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems announced it is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in South Korea next month by acquiring 70% of the stock of TI Medical Systems of Seoul, the firm's joint venture with RIS/PACS company Infinitt Healthcare.
March 14, 2013
KLAS reports concerns about cloud security
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Market research firm KLAS found that while healthcare users of cloud computing services give the technology and its vendors high marks, two-thirds of noncloud users interviewed for a new report say security and control are concerns.
March 14, 2013
Analogic completes Ultrasonix purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic has completed its acquisition of ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical and is demonstrating the company's products at this week's European Association of Urology congress in Milan.
March 13, 2013
CMS to loosen strings on oncology PET payments
By Brian Casey
In a move that should make PET reimbursement easier for most oncology applications, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed removing its longstanding requirement that FDG-PET scans of patients with solid tumors be reported to a national data registry.
March 13, 2013
PETNet grows Amyvid distribution network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare subsidiary PETNet Solutions has expanded its U.S. manufacturing and distribution network for Eli Lilly's PET tracer Amyvid (florbetapir) to a total of 17 metropolitan areas.
March 13, 2013
Touch Medical Solutions launches TouchPACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer Touch Medical Solutions has unveiled its TouchPACS medical imaging software suite.
March 13, 2013
NEJM: RT boosts heart disease risk in breast cancer patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation therapy (RT) has played a key role in reducing breast cancer mortality rates, but even at low doses it can increase a woman's risk of heart disease, according to new research published on March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
March 13, 2013
zSpace, EchoPixel partner on virtual holography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
zSpace and EchoPixel are collaborating on a clinical protocol for colon cancer detection based on virtual holography technology, the companies said.
March 13, 2013
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