Equipment: Page 42

COCIR refurb standards could hurt preowned equipment market
By Wayne Webster
The main trade association representing European medical device manufacturers is proposing a set of standards for equipment refurbishing that could make it harder for hospitals to buy preowned equipment from independent firms, according to this Second Opinion by imaging executive Wayne Webster.
July 28, 2009
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Medical Imaging Resources hires Hilgers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Refurbished equipment supplier Medical Imaging Resources has hired imaging industry veteran Brian Hilgers as director of enterprise business development.
July 15, 2009
RBMA: Equipment use rates far lower than Obama estimates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommend Medicare use to calculate reimbursement for imaging, according to data recently collected by the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA).
June 18, 2009
Toshiba offers new service program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched its new InTouch Flex Service program.
May 26, 2009
Kodak vets found oncology firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three executives from Kodak Health Imaging (now Carestream Health) have formed a new company to handle sales and service of a Kodak oncology computed radiography system.
May 18, 2009
MarketStat #55: Hard-copy film use at sites with digital mammography units
Of the sites that have digital mammography units, 86% indicate that primary diagnosis is done using soft copy only (e.g., filmless, done using the image monitor) and 14% say that primary diagnosis is also done using film.
April 8, 2009
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French cancer study uses Toshiba ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Institut Gustave Roussy cancer center is using ultrasound technology from Toshiba Medical Systems to evaluate the efficacy of targeted treatments in cancer patients.
February 26, 2009
GE partners with HCL on IT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is partnering with HCL Technologies to provide healthcare IT planning, deployment, customization, and maintenance in developing countries.
February 24, 2009
AECL's NRU reactor back online
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL) National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor is up and running again after several days offline for maintenance.
December 16, 2008
Geography affects imaging use rates
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Whether it's a local imaging center trying to boost procedure volume to stay afloat in a tight market or a mighty organization like the U.S. Congress attempting to curb what it sees as skyrocketing healthcare spending, the use -- and overuse -- of medical imaging is under intense scrutiny.
December 3, 2008
Ultrasound can boost imaging use in developing countries
By Erik L. Ridley
Small, portable ultrasound units can play a valuable role in improving access to imaging technology in developing nations, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
November 20, 2008
Cardiolite use dropped in September
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new market research report indicates that use of the Cardiolite radiopharmaceutical from Lantheus Medical Imaging dropped 9% in September compared to the previous year, but the agent still has a double-digit lead in market share.
November 12, 2008
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