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SGR patch, 2013 edition: What just happened?
By Kate Madden Yee
It's become a recurring end-of-year political drama: Congress scrambles to ward off massive cuts to Medicare reimbursement with a temporary patch of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. But this year's SGR theatrics came to a shocking climax: a stab in the back for radiology.
January 16, 2013
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Fla. site installs 1st GE Optima CT540 in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Jupiter Medical Center of Jupiter, FL, has installed GE Healthcare's Optima CT540 -- the first installation in the U.S., according to the center.
January 15, 2013
Ultrasonix launches needle-positioning technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical has launched new needle-positioning technology for its SonixTouch and SonixTablet ultrasound systems.
January 15, 2013
Toshiba attains Attainia listing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it is now listed in Attainia's software for equipment planning, budgeting, and tracking.
January 15, 2013
CCHIT obtains ONC MU certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has been authorized by the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to certify electronic health records used to comply with meaningful use (MU) requirements.
January 15, 2013
Accusoft launches Barcode Xpress upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image compression software developer Accusoft said it has released an upgrade to its Barcode Xpress software development kit.
January 15, 2013
Lilly's Amyvid PET agent gets European clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals have received approval from the European Commission for their Amyvid (florbetapir F-18) radiopharmaceutical.
January 15, 2013
USPSTF to revisit carotid artery stenosis screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) plans to review its guidelines on the use of imaging to screen patients for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
January 15, 2013
Source Diagnostics enters Ind. market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services provider Source Diagnostics has begun offering its mobile radiology services to long-term facilities in Indianapolis and the surrounding communities.
January 15, 2013
Sirtex dose sales surge in fiscal Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Liver cancer therapy firm Sirtex Medical said that dose sales of its SIR-Spheres microspheres grew 29% in the U.S. for its 2013 fiscal second quarter.
January 15, 2013
M*Modal debuts certification program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and transcription technology developer M*Modal has launched a new vendor certification program to support the integration of its technology into electronic health records (EHRs) and other healthcare systems.
January 15, 2013
GE files sNDA to manufacture Optison
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that would allow the company to manufacture its Optison ultrasound contrast agent at its own manufacturing facility.
January 14, 2013
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