Practice Management: Page 1000

Studies illustrate benefits of FDG-PET, pre-planning in radiotherapy

Researchers from the University Hospital in Zurich show that whole-body FDG-PET scanning can help stage and manage patients with various types of malignant tumors. A second group from Kingston General Hospital in Ontario, share their scheme for long-term planning of radiation services for prostate cancer patients.

January 26, 2003

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Editor of new imaging journal will focus on practice management

By Shalmali Pal

Dr. Bruce Hillman, recently appointed editor of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, discussed his editorial vision for the new journal with AuntMinnie.com.

January 23, 2003

Rads rankled by MGH plan to send scans to India

Should radiology images acquired in the U.S. be sent to overseas locations for primary interpretation? The question has been simmering for years, but boiled over when Massachusetts General Hospital announced a plan to set up a primary-read center in India to view inpatient exams.

January 23, 2003

HealthHelp wins ppoNEXT contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology service management firm HealthHelp has signed a contract to give access to its U.S. radiology network to ppoNEXT, a Long Beach, CA-based healthcare service provider.

January 22, 2003

Radiology recruiting demands planning and preparation

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Dan Groth, CEO of Cleveland-based Locum Medical Group, outlines a template of tactics that successful practices have used to lure top professionals into their team.

January 22, 2003

Boston Scientific posts preliminary 2002 numbers, gets CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has released preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002 (end-December 31).

January 21, 2003

RTs score well in breast imaging classification

By Shalmali Pal

Researchers from Pittsburgh set out to test whether mammography technologists have the skills to take on more diagnostic responsibilities and classify screening mammograms.

January 21, 2003

Given Imaging gets new payors on board

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel has received coverage policies for use of its M2A capsule endoscope from Blue Cross of California, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Medicare, and HGSAdministrators, the Medicare Part B insurance carrier servicing Medicare beneficiaries in Pennsylvania.

January 20, 2003

ACR picks Hillman as editor of new journal

Dr. Bruce Hillman has been named editor in chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, a new publication the ACR plans to launch in 2004.

January 20, 2003

Positron records PET sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET vendor Positron has shipped an mPower PET scanner to Health Imaging Services, a freestanding imaging center in Cullman, AL.

January 19, 2003

Fischer taps Broda

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging has hired Janine Broda as director of corporate healthcare strategy, national accounts.

January 19, 2003

ASRT creates quality director position

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has created a new quality director position to oversee its efforts to provide quality service to its members.

January 16, 2003

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