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VA proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

By Brian Casey

Advanced-level nurses would be able to order and interpret some medical imaging exams in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system under a proposal issued late last month. Advocates for radiology are vowing to fight the proposal, saying it would compromise patient care and lead to inappropriate imaging utilization.

June 3, 2016

WSJ: McKesson may divest IT business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Faced with pricing pressures in its core drug distribution business, McKesson is considering the separation of its healthcare IT unit, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

June 2, 2016

Conn. governor signs 3D mammo bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut has signed legislation that requires insurance companies to pay for 3D mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis), according to a June 2 story from the New Haven Register.

June 2, 2016

Agfa wins Canadian DR contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has won a contract with a Canadian hospital for its ceiling-suspended digital radiography (DR) system with ZeroForce technology.

June 2, 2016

Meditech picks Commvault software for EHR system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems developer Meditech has certified storage software developer Commvault's data protection and recovery software for its electronic health record (EHR) system.

June 2, 2016

PETNet, Loma Linda University launch research facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers subsidiary PETNet Solutions and partner Loma Linda University Health in Loma Linda, CA, have begun operations at a new molecular imaging PET production and research facility.

June 2, 2016

IBA appoints new executives

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has made two new executive appointments.

June 1, 2016

Singer Sheryl Crow to serve as Hologic spokesperson

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has named singer, songwriter, and breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow as a spokesperson for an initiative that will educate women about the company's Genius 3D digital breast tomosynthesis mammography exam.

June 1, 2016

Analogic posts declines in Q3 revenue, income

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic posted declines in revenue and net income for its 2016 fiscal third quarter.

June 1, 2016

FDA approves new PET agent for rare neuroendocrine tumors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the radiopharmaceutical gallium-68 DOTATATE for use with PET imaging of rare neuroendocrine tumors.

June 1, 2016

Lexmark adds to enterprise repertoire

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Printing firm and software developer Lexmark International has rolled out several new software products for enterprise imaging and enterprise content management.

June 1, 2016

Mammi-PET finds tiny breast lesions -- but could improve

By Wayne Forrest

A new dedicated breast PET device was put through its paces by European researchers in an article in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. While the system excelled at identifying lesions smaller than 1 cm, its limited field-of-view could be an issue, they found.

June 1, 2016

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