Practice Management: Page 509

Report leads Univ. of Iowa to fire nuclear medicine physician
By Brian Casey
The University of Iowa has terminated the employment of Dr. Malik Juweid, a nuclear medicine physician who has been embroiled in a personnel dispute with the university's department of radiology. Juweid's termination came after a report that detailed what investigators called a pattern of disruptive behavior at the university.
August 23, 2012
RT radiation dose to pancreas linked to adult diabetes risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Childhood cancer survivors whose treatment included abdominal radiotherapy (RT) have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Now, a study published online August 23 in Lancet Oncology has narrowed the location of radiation dose vulnerability to the tail of the pancreas.
August 23, 2012
CMS releases final rule for stage 2 meaningful use
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule for stage 2 meaningful use, which now includes the viewing of medical images as a menu item in the U.S. government's healthcare IT stimulus program.
August 22, 2012
3 hepatitis C cases in Kan. linked to Kwiatkowski
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Kansas health authorities say they have identified three patients so far who have been infected with a strain of hepatitis C that is closely related to the one found in patients in New Hampshire who are believed to have been infected by former radiologic technologist David Kwiatkowski.
August 22, 2012
Breast tomosynthesis: If you build it, they will come
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis isn't in the experimental phase anymore -- it's now beginning to help practices build volume and reduce recall rates, according to a presentation given last week at the annual AHRA meeting in Orlando, FL.
August 22, 2012
NBCF debuts app for early breast cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has debuted an iPhone app designed to encourage women to be more proactive about their health, including scheduling mammograms.
August 20, 2012
Steele tapped to head ReMedPar
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment management firm Aramark Healthcare Technologies has appointed Robert Steele as vice president and general manager of its ReMedPar imaging equipment services and parts business.
August 20, 2012
Avreo lands meaningful use certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Avreo said that its InterWorks Meaningful Use Module for Ambulatory has received 2011/2012 complete electronic health record certification.
August 20, 2012
Planned Parenthood expands breast program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Planned Parenthood announced that it's expanding its breast health education, outreach, and services across the U.S.
August 20, 2012
Four Rivers, Fluke launch automated testing software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Test measurement firm Fluke Biomedical and Four Rivers Software Systems have teamed up to launch TMS Fluke Interface, a product that integrates Fluke's Ansur analyzer and simulator software with Four Rivers' computerized maintenance management system, TMS OnSite/TMS OnLine.
August 16, 2012
ASRT launches online breast imaging series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched Breast Imaging Basics, a new online breast imaging educational series.
August 16, 2012
FDA clears expanded use of Pharmalucence imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical product supplier Pharmalucence said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of its sulfur colloid injection for localizing lymph nodes in patients with malignant melanoma.
August 15, 2012
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