Practice Management: Page 598

PET procedures grew in 2009 despite drop in scanner sales
By Wayne Forrest
Despite a 21% decline in U.S. sales of PET scanners in 2009, PET procedure volume grew 9% to approximately 2 million studies last year, with procedure growth expected to maintain that level of expansion in 2010, according to the latest report from market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.
November 22, 2010
Positive results reported with stereotactic RT for prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The verdict won't be in for years. But early outcomes were encouraging for prostate cancer patients treated with stereotactic radiation therapy (RT), according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting held earlier this month in San Diego.
November 22, 2010
FDA 510(k) process unpredictable and costly, study indicates
By Wayne Forrest
A survey of some 200 medical device companies by Stanford University in Stanford, CA, shows that many respondents view the current premarket clearance process by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as unpredictable and plagued by disruptions and delays.
November 21, 2010
Senate passes 1-month SGR extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that yet again would stave off cuts to physician payments under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to a statement from the Senate Finance Committee.
November 18, 2010
SIR names Holzer executive director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has named Susan Sedory Holzer as its new executive director, effective January 3, 2011.
November 18, 2010
InSight Health completes Va. acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Health Services has completed the acquisition of a multimodality imaging center in Roanoke, VA.
November 18, 2010
Siemens launches scalable refurb program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA, said it had launched a scalable refurbished systems program.
November 18, 2010
Ga. RT enters not guilty plea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologic technologist (RT) in Georgia accused of submitting false mammogram results entered a plea of not guilty in a hearing on November 17.
November 18, 2010
Congress tries to wrangle another SGR fix
By Kate Madden Yee
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to ask for unanimous consent for a bill that would institute a 31-day payment fix to the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, freezing current rates and temporarily averting a 23% cut to physician payments currently set for December 1, 2010.
November 17, 2010
FDA's revision of FFDM rules may break market logjam
By James Brice
Breast imaging providers in the U.S. may soon witness a surge of new full-field digital mammography (FFDM) products on the market, thanks to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's November 4 decision to ease its rules for approval of FFDM technology.
November 17, 2010
GE donates Vscan US units for use in Africa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has donated 10 of its Vscan ultrasound pocket-sized visualization units to the Vatican's Good Samaritan Foundation for use in Africa.
November 17, 2010
Data mining techniques simplify PET report evaluations
By Cynthia E. Keen
Thursday, December 2 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | LL-INE1153-THB | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, a team from Montefiore Medical Center in New York City will explain data mining techniques used to classify the complexity and time of review of PET scan reports.
November 17, 2010
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