Practice Management: Page 1007

R2 to provide CAD to EU screening trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, has been selected as the exclusive provider of computer-aided detection technology for the European Union-sponsored SCREEN trial (Soft-Copy Reading Environment) project. The SCREEN trial aims to develop a soft-copy reading protocol that can replace film-based reading in screening mammography programs.
November 12, 2002
Toshiba promotes Wisher
Toshiba America Medical Systems has tapped Dennis Wisher as director of its ultrasound business unit. Wisher, who has been serving as senior product manager for Toshiba's Aplio system since March, will be responsible for developing tactical and strategic marketing plans for the ultrasound unit.
November 12, 2002
Miracor turns in Q3 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Miracor Diagnostics reported third-quarter net revenue of $3 million, up 25% compared with the $2.4 million reported in the third quarter of 2001. For the period (end-September 30), the San Diego-based firm had net income of $130,000, compared with net income of $61,000 in the same period last year.
November 11, 2002
Colorado MedTech trims loss despite sales dip
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging technology manufacturer Colorado MedTech reported 2003 fiscal first-quarter sales of $14.1 million, down 17% compared with the $17 million booked in the 2002 fiscal first quarter. For the period (end-September 30), the Boulder, CO-based firm had a net loss of $338,000, compared with a net loss of $1.1 million last year.
November 11, 2002
FlexScan gets California approval for franchise program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FlexScan aims to provide a wellness-screening program for corporate America via its flexPlus employee benefit program.
November 11, 2002
New PET center slated for Oklahoma City
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET Imaging of Oklahoma City is planning to open a PET imaging center at the Oklahoma Health Center in early 2003. The facility will be located at the Center for Healthy Living at OU Medical Center, according to PET Imaging of Oklahoma City, an affiliate of fixed-site PET imaging center operator e +healthcare.
November 10, 2002
Alliance Imaging posts record third-quarter results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services firm Alliance Imaging of Anaheim, CA, reported record revenues of $105.9 million for the third quarter (September 30), an 11% increase over the $95.4 million in sales in the same quarter a year earlier.
November 10, 2002
Veterinary imaging and radiotherapy center opens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A dedicated veterinary imaging and radiotherapy center will open November 11 in Clifton, NJ, offering MR, CT and radiotherapy.
November 10, 2002
CDI moves into Missouri
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) has formed a partnership with St. Luke's Hospital and its radiology group, Diagnostic Imaging Associates of Chesterfield, MO. The partnership will provide St. Luke's physicians and patients with an additional option for pain-management procedures and MRI and CT scans in CDI outpatient facilities, according to CDI.
November 10, 2002
HIPAA-related courses and seminars: Worth the time, every time?
By Leslie Farnsworth
A multitude of HIPAA-related courses and seminars has cropped up in order to help administrators cope with all that needs to be done in the name of privacy and security. But choosing from the array of courses can be as daunting as figuring out the regulations themselves. Shopping around in the wide world of HIPAA classes would be wise, according to industry experts.
November 10, 2002
CMS to maintain PET payment rates
By Kate Madden Yee
PET proponents are rejoicing at the news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will retain 2002 outpatient reimbursement rates for FDG-PET procedures next year. CMS had been proposing a 42% cut in the rate for oncology PET procedures and a 9% cut in cardiac PET payments for its 2003 outpatient payment schedule.
November 7, 2002
Toshiba names director of MRI and nuclear business unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has picked Dane Peshe as the director of its MRI and nuclear medicine business unit, responsible for developing marketing plans in these segments for the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
November 7, 2002
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