The National Coalition for Quality Diagnostic Imaging Services (NCQDIS) has named Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) CEO Robert Baumgartner as chairman, effective January 1.
Baumgartner will replace Cherrill Farnsworth, who is stepping down after serving as NCQDIS president for nine years. Baumgartner will continue the coalition's mission of educating policymakers and the media about issues affecting imaging, according to the Washington, DC-based lobbying organization.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 12, 2006
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