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Sage Software supports PQRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT software developer Sage Software Healthcare of Tampa, FL, has added support for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), set to go into effect in July.
June 25, 2007
CMS reconsiders coverage for new PET uses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to review current Medicare coverage for PET applications in inflammation and infection.
June 25, 2007
CMS examining CT angiography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking a look at CT angiography (CTA) as part of an internally generated national coverage analyses (NCA).
June 19, 2007
GE inks deal with International Aid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an agreement with global humanitarian agency International Aid covering the distribution of medical equipment to communities in developing countries.
June 11, 2007
Equipment maintenance insurance as a strategic financial tool for imaging centers
Equipment maintenance insurance is gaining notice by outpatient imaging business managers as a viable way to manage the risk associated with long-term service expenses. Dean Kaufman of Herman Risk Management in Rockville, MD, discusses how equipment maintenance insurance can be the right option for some types of equipment.
June 7, 2007
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California radiology group sues UnitedHealthcare over payment cuts
By Brian Casey
A dispute over third-party insurance reimbursement for scans of contiguous body parts has broken out into litigation in California. Radiology group Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) has filed suit against UnitedHealthcare, accusing the Minneapolis-based insurance giant of breach of contract for cutting reimbursement for multiple scans of contiguous body parts.
June 4, 2007
SourceMedical signs NMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems provider SourceMedical of Birmingham, AL, has received an order from imaging services provider National Medical Imaging (NMI).
June 3, 2007
CMS adds to cardiac ultrasound coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to add Medicare coverage for Doppler monitoring of cardiac output in certain settings.
May 22, 2007
Technology Partners promotes Hart
Radiology billing and RIS developer Technology Partners has promoted director of engineering Brian Hart to the position of vice president of operations.
May 21, 2007
A-Life taps new VP
Billing and computerized coding vendor A-Life Medical has hired David Desch as vice president of engineering development and IT.
May 21, 2007
NCPIC to provide PET breast scans for uninsured
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Northern California PET Imaging Centers (NCPIC) has unveiled plans to use its recently purchased PEM Flex Solo II PET scanner from San Diego-based Naviscan PET Systems for uninsured breast cancer patients.
May 17, 2007
Fuji supports free breast cancer screening in Harlem
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA teamed up with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to fund free mammograms to women in a Harlem neighborhood last week. The sponsorship was part of the Stamford, CT-based vendor's public education campaign called Images of Health: Mammograms for a Million Moms.
May 14, 2007
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