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Colonoscopy tapped for increased reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare reimbursement for colorectal screening has been expanded to cover average-risk patients, according to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
March 5, 2001
Two birds, one stone: using breast artery calcium to gauge cardiovascular disease risk
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - If the presence of breast artery calcium correlates to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, could breast artery calcium seen on routine screening mammography be used as a cardiovascular screening tool? Israeli researchers see an easy way to promote women's health.
March 2, 2001
Berlex to supply Ultravist to NYMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast developer Berlex has a signed a four-year agreement to provide New York Medical Imaging with the firm’s Ultravist x-ray contrast agent.
February 21, 2001
GE Medical Systems Lunar adds to herSource.com
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Lunar has added information on osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases to GE’s women’s health Web site, herSource.com.
February 8, 2001
Point-of-service coding ties payment to treatment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHOENIX - Payment for healthcare services in the U.S. depends on the complex and unforgiving task of procedure coding. A presentation Friday at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators Changing Workforce conference offered a strategy called point-of-service coding that promises to increase compliance as well as paid claims.
February 4, 2001
Breast conference to address mammogram availability
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As medical insurance cutbacks make it harder for women to get mammograms, breast cancer screening is facing a reimbursement crisis, according to the National Consortium of Breast Centers.
January 31, 2001
SonoSite lands Kaiser Permanente contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SonoSite has reached an agreement with Kaiser Permanente to supply hand-carried ultrasound systems to the healthcare organization.
January 28, 2001
UK installs first Primus linear accelerator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 16, 2001
Able adds to 3-D Doctor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 16, 2001
Novel techniques combined with MRA address cardiac, respiratory motion
By Shalmali Pal
In order to circumvent the problems associated with respiratory motion in cardiac imaging, two international teams of researchers are combining MR angiography with unique imaging algorithms that require either a single breath-hold or no breath-hold.
January 16, 2001
Sonus inks licensing deal with MBI, Chugai
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 15, 2001
Merge signs on Mallinckrodt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 15, 2001
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