Practice Management: Page 543

ACR vice chair bashes political animosity against radiology
By James Brice
Radiology has been to the mountaintop, and it has been paying a political price for it ever since, according to Dr. Bibb Allen Jr., vice chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors.
September 24, 2012
Exeter Hospital to be hit with lawsuit over hep C infections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A class-action lawsuit is being filed against Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire by a law firm representing a patient who claims to have been infected with hepatitis C by a former radiologic technologist working at the facility.
September 23, 2012
Riverain adds to patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer Riverain Technologies has received two new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
September 23, 2012
Cancer network names new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a not-for-profit alliance of 21 U.S. cancer treatment centers, has appointed Dr. Robert Carlson as its new CEO.
September 23, 2012
Calif. governor signs breast density notification bill
By Kate Madden Yee
After vetoing legislation last year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill over the weekend that requires women in the state to be notified following a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue, according to the bill's author, Sen. Joe Simitian.
September 23, 2012
AMIC presses Congress to halt imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the wake of a new analysis by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) showing that imaging spending under Medicare is down for a second year, patient-advocacy group Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) held a press conference on Friday to call on Congress to stop proposed cuts to imaging services that AMIC, MITA, and other organizations believe are increasingly harming patient care.
September 20, 2012
Retail venues could boost mammo screening rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Offering mammography screening services at retail healthcare locations such as pharmacies could boost women's adherence to screening guidelines, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.
September 20, 2012
PharmaRx suit against GE, Cardinal dismissed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge in California has dismissed an antitrust suit filed by radiopharmacy PharmaRx Pharmaceutical against GE Healthcare and Cardinal Health, alleging the companies have a monopoly on sales of GE's Myoview cardiac imaging agent.
September 19, 2012
MITA: Medicare imaging use, spending down again
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging utilization and spending within Medicare continues to decline, and Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures for the second year in a row, according to a new analysis from the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
September 19, 2012
DR Systems nets data retrieval patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a system and method designed to transmit and retrieve medical data.
September 19, 2012
Hillman: Radiology is a victim of its own success
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology is experiencing a backlash among policymakers and other physicians that could threaten its future -- a backlash that's based in large part on its own success, said Dr. Bruce Hillman in a September 20 presentation at RADExpo 2012: The Cutting Edge of Imaging, a virtual conference from AuntMinnie.com.
September 19, 2012
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GE, RadNet to collaborate in breast cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is joining with imaging services firm RadNet to pilot GE's Best Pathways initiative, a breast cancer detection optimization model.
September 18, 2012
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