Practice Management: Page 572

iCAD nets patent for MRI product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has received a patent for its MRI analysis products for breast and prostate cancer detection.
April 11, 2011
Shimadzu ships mobile DR in North America
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu Medical Systems has delivered its first MobileDaRt Evolution digital x-ray units featuring a CXDI-70C wireless digital radiography (DR) detector from Canon U.S.A.
April 11, 2011
Health IT group opposes MedPAC vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Instead of requiring preauthorization for clinicians who order too many imaging tests, Medicare should utilize existing decision-support tools to promote appropriate use of imaging, according to lobbying alliance Imaging e-Ordering Coalition.
April 11, 2011
CT use for ER pediatric visits on rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Use of CT for children who visit the emergency department has increased fivefold, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and published online April 5 in Radiology.
April 7, 2011
Mostashari tapped to lead ONC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Farzad Mostashari has been named to succeed Dr. David Blumenthal as the new head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the agency coordinating the U.S. government's policy on healthcare IT.
April 7, 2011
Merge names Whitaker as CMO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has as named Dr. Cheryl Whitaker as the company's first chief medical officer (CMO).
April 7, 2011
MedPAC advises preauthorization to reduce imaging overuse
By Kate Madden Yee
In a 15-1 vote on April 7, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Medicare require clinicians who order more imaging studies than their peers to obtain prior authorization for advanced imaging.
April 7, 2011
ACR releases updated clinical guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated version of its evidence-based guidelines to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam for a patient's clinical condition.
April 6, 2011
DICOM Grid taps new senior VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DICOM Grid announced it has appointed a new senior vice president of sales and marketing.
April 6, 2011
Toshiba signs Bumb to lead vascular x-ray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has appointed Stephen Bumb as director of its x-ray vascular business unit.
April 5, 2011
Nuance taps new healthcare VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications has signed European healthcare IT veteran Stefan Herm as vice president and managing director for its European, Middle Eastern, and Asian markets.
April 5, 2011
Aloka robotic ultrasound probe in use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Henry Ford Hospital is using a new, robotically controlled ultrasound probe from Aloka to help remove a cancerous tumor from a kidney.
April 5, 2011
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