Practice Management: Page 577

PenRad signs Bickford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has appointed healthcare industry veteran Dan Bickford as executive vice president of sales and business development.
April 27, 2011
iCAD names new CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD has appointed Kevin Burns as executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO).
April 27, 2011
VC ready for universal use, meta-analysis shows
By Eric Barnes
In a meta-analysis of more than 10,000 patients scanned on five continents, virtual colonoscopy detected almost 95% of colorectal cancers -- and 100% when proper tagging and cleansing methods were used, according to a study published in the May edition of Radiology.
April 26, 2011
Health services research: Crucial to radiologists' relevance
By Kate Madden Yee
Given a decade's worth of legislation that has dramatically affected the practice of radiology, to all appearances radiologists are an afterthought in the decisions that affect their daily practices, according to an opinion published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 26, 2011
Medicare to pay for MRI-conditional pacemakers
By Brian Casey
In a victory for medical device maker Medtronic, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on April 26 that it would pay for MRI studies performed in patients with pacemakers, provided the pacemakers have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in an MRI environment.
April 25, 2011
Toshiba taps new GM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has hired imaging industry veteran Donald Fowler as general manager (GM) and senior vice president.
April 25, 2011
Self-referring docs more likely to order back MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
When doctors own or lease MRI equipment, their patients are more likely to receive scans for low back pain, and patients of orthopedists who get scans are more apt to undergo back surgery, according to a study published online April 26 in Health Services Research.
April 25, 2011
Don't wake the giant: Radiology supervision and RAs
By Kate Madden Yee
Many radiology practices make use of radiologist assistants (RAs) as physician extenders, making workloads and flow more efficient and providing patients with timely care. But how practices use the skills of their RAs may not be in compliance with Medicare's requirements for physician supervision.
April 25, 2011
WHITIA scores win with Guatemala digital x-ray install
By Alexandra Weber Morales
A nonprofit group formed to bring imaging to the developing world just completed a high-profile project, the installation of digital x-ray and teleradiology links in Guatemala. But the project also indicates the challenges facing the World Health Imaging, Telemedicine, and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA).
April 24, 2011
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U.S. legislation would set up lung screening program
By Eric Barnes
Democrats and Republicans have joined forces to introduce the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011, legislation that would include the launch of a pilot lung screening program.
April 21, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
April 20, 2011
HHS takes aim at emergency imaging; calcium scores linked to mortality
By Brian Casey
April 20, 2011
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