Practice Management: Page 1004

RSNA attendance rises 11%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Total attendance at this year’s RSNA meeting grew 11% compared to last year, according to officials with the Oak Brook, IL, society.
December 10, 2002
Sonora expands into MRI market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Equipment service provider Sonora Medical Systems of Longmont, CO, is building on its presence in the diagnostic ultrasound service sector by introducing after-market service and training for MRI service providers, as well as hospital-based biomedical engineers and OEM service departments.
December 10, 2002
Patient-oriented MRI Web sites don't tell the whole story
By Shalmali Pal
In a poster presentation at the 2002 RSNA meeting in Chicago, researchers from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, U.K., evaluated the quality of MR information available to the general public on the Internet.
December 10, 2002
SIR names new executive director
The Society of Interventional Radiology of Fairfax, VA, has named Peter Lauer as its new executive director.
December 9, 2002
Sonologists learn from others’ mistakes in ob malpractice suits
By Tracie L. Thompson
With a better understanding of the legal landscape and some specifics related to the practice of ultrasound, ultrasound specialists may be able to prevent most malpractice claims, according to Dr. Peter Callen, professor of radiology, obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at the University of California, San Francisco.
December 9, 2002
USDL sold to PresGar Diagnostic Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
US Diagnostic (USDL) announced last week that it has sold substantially all its operating assets, including 21 diagnostic imaging centers, to PresGar Diagnostic Imaging, an affiliate of PresGar Medical Imaging.
December 8, 2002
Plain film x-rays not needed with CT to evaluate polytrauma spinal injuries
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Doctors who work at a busy trauma center in Miami said plain x-ray films of the neck are unnecessary if the patients with multiple injuries receive a routine spiral CT scan upon admission.
December 5, 2002
Residents, RTs gain from classes taught by former
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - If a resident can be trusted to be on-call, that same resident may be qualified to teach courses to radiologic technology students, according to researchers from Indiana University in Indianapolis. Based on a post-class survey, RT students might just prefer it that way.
December 4, 2002
Voice recognition reduces report turnaround time in Vienna facility
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - Using voice recognition technology, one group reported an average turnaround time of 6.53 hours from the time an exam is performed to the time the report is sent, a time savings of 39%.
December 4, 2002
Radiologix CEO announces resignation
Radiologix said its chairman and CEO, Mark L. Wagar, plans to resign, and will remain a consultant to the company
December 3, 2002
Viviano to become president of Alliance Imaging
Alliance Imaging of Anaheim, CA, has appointed Paul Viviano president and chief operating officer effective January 1, according to Rick Zehner, Alliance’s founder and CEO.
December 3, 2002
Radiologic science enrollment increases for third straight year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The expected shortage of radiologic technologists may be filled in part as the number of students enrolling in radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs increased for the third year in a row, a new study indicates.
December 3, 2002
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