Practice Management: Page 568

Spectral Molecular nets $4M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cascade Technologies and wholly owned subsidiary Spectral Molecular Imaging have signed an agreement for $4 million in financing.
April 4, 2012
Mobile Digital Imaging nets prison imaging provider
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Mobile Digital Imaging has sold an Intuitive Imaging Informatics' ImageQube PACS to Tech Care X-Ray, a Tallahassee, FL-based portable x-ray provider serving more than 300 state and county correctional facilities in the southeastern U.S.
April 3, 2012
Choosing Wisely identifies top 'unwise 5' imaging exams
By Kate Madden Yee
The Choosing Wisely campaign is finally naming names. Launched to reduce unnecessary medical spending, the campaign has released a list of 45 procedures in multiple medical specialties that should be scrutinized, with radiology contributing five of its own exams to the list.
April 3, 2012
Patients want fast access to radiology test results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients want quick access to radiology test results, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology by researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
April 2, 2012
AIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
April 2, 2012
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ASRT publishes safety guidelines for radiation therapists
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapists are responsible for the safety of patients who are undergoing radiotherapy treatments. Do they know if their safety standards and responsibilities correspond to best-practice guidelines and recommendations?
April 2, 2012
RadNet plans to acquire Calif. centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services firm RadNet has completed an agreement with West Coast Radiology to acquire its assets, which include multimodality imaging centers in Orange County, CA.
April 1, 2012
NIA extends contract with Coventry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm National Imaging Associates (NIA) and Coventry Health Care have signed a binding letter of agreement to extend their contract through December 31, 2015.
April 1, 2012
Imaging aims to tweak Calif. radiation law before it takes effect
By Eric Barnes
Imaging advocates are beginning their final push for changes in the California radiation protection law -- hoping to have everything settled before the law takes effect in July. The language fixes were amended and passed by the Assembly last week and sent on to the state Senate.
April 1, 2012
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Swearingen RIS nets meaningful use certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swearingen Software's RISynergy 5.2 radiology information system has achieved certification from an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) as a module for meaningful use.
March 28, 2012
Quebec suggests competency tests for older docs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Quebec College of Physicians is recommending an "evaluation mechanism for the physical and cognitive capabilities of doctors of a certain age," according to an article in the Montreal Gazette.
March 28, 2012
ASRT elects new board of directors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Members of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) have elected three officers to serve on the 2012-2013 ASRT board of directors.
March 28, 2012
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