Imaging Leaders: Page 119

Agfa promotes Pryor to replace Waaser
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa has appointed Robert Pryor as president, medical imaging North America, replacing Ernest Waaser following his resignation last month.
February 4, 2001
Henkin appointed to HCFA's APC advisory panel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
February 1, 2001
ASRT executive appointed to genetics education committee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists said that Sal Martino, vice president of education and research, has been appointed to a national committee working to develop a human genetics allied health curriculum.
January 16, 2001
Waaser resigns from Agfa
Agfa has announced the resignation of Ernest Waaser, senior vice president and head of medical imaging in North America.
January 16, 2001
Consent and authorization
By Eric Barnes
Part II: Final HIPAA privacy rules could wipe out projected savings, legal experts say
December 21, 2000
HHS releases final HIPAA privacy rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 20, 2000
Higher digital reimbursements are no help for standard mammography
By Eric Barnes
Last Friday Congress passed legislation to raise reimbursements for digital mammography screening, leaving payments for standard mammography untouched. The piecemeal increase was opposed by many mammographers, as well as the American College of Radiology and other organizations that hoped to craft a more balanced solution to the problem of unsustainably low reimbursement.
December 20, 2000
Bill to modify physician referral law dropped for now
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 3, 2000
Bill mandating technologist standards introduced in House
By Eric Barnes
A bill requiring states to set up licensing procedures for radiologic technologists was introduced September 25 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CARE Act will require minimum educational and credentialing standards, both for radiation therapists, and for personnel who perform medical imaging exams.
September 27, 2000
OIG audits are scary but survivable
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
When the Office of the U.S. Inspector General knocks on your door with a compliance audit, it pays to cooperate, says Judy Dye of the University of Arizona Medical Center. Dye should know. Her facility survived an audit; good planning and execution can save yours too, she says.
September 21, 2000
Report predicts HIPAA compliance to cost $25 billion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 19, 2000
fMRI center's push to share data has neuroimagers on edge
By Shalmali Pal
Launched less than three months ago, the National fMRI Data Center has already raised a ruckus in the neuroimaging community. Not only does its director demand raw data before he'll allow studies to be published in a leading journal, he's urging other neuroscience journal editors to follow suit.
September 18, 2000
Previous Page
Page 119 of 121
Next Page