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ASNC's Carter passes away
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Steven Carter, executive director of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) of Bethesda, MD, passed away September 20.
October 7, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 16 -- Countering pressure in hospital negotiation
By Mark F. Weiss
There's safety in numbers -- a maxim radiologists would do well to remember, especially when negotiating with hospital administrators. In the latest Profit Center installment, healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss advises why you should never go it alone.
October 7, 2010
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Sutter: Switching night-read firms?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only months after hospital chain Sutter Health hired Radisphere National Radiology Group, a national provider of professional radiology services, to handle its nighttime reads, it plans to replace Radisphere with another firm, according to an article in the Sacramento Business Journal.
October 6, 2010
Volcano wins court ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano said that the Superior Court of Massachusetts has ruled in its favor in a trade secret case filed by LightLab Imaging against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary Axsun Technologies.
October 5, 2010
Head CT frequency, costs drop for kids after rule change
By Eric Barnes
For children with traumatic brain injuries potentially serious enough to warrant a head CT scan, a small change in the clinical guidelines used to perform follow-up head CT led to a significant drop in rescan rates and costs -- all without any apparent increase in the risk of serious injury.
October 5, 2010
CT drives big jump in imaging use in emergency rooms
By Eric Barnes
The use of advanced imaging to scan patients admitted to emergency departments grew dramatically between 1998 and 2007, driven by growth in CT. The rise occurred despite little change in the severity or number of injuries in emergency patients, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 4, 2010
SMI taps Raz for VP post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer Spectral Molecular Imaging (SMI) has named Sam Raz, MD, as vice president for international business development.
October 4, 2010
Technology Partners debuts Imagine 10
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing software developer Technology Partners has released the 10th anniversary edition of its Imagine practice management system.
October 4, 2010
Breast cancer diagnostic delay linked to race, not insurance
By Kate Madden Yee
A woman's race and ethnicity may influence how quickly she gets diagnosed for breast cancer, more than whether or not she has health insurance, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
October 4, 2010
Measuring efficiency improves technologists' productivity
By Kate Madden Yee
Measuring efficiency in the radiology department improves productivity, according to a new study published in the October issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 4, 2010
Toshiba taps Cooper to lead CT business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has appointed Joseph Cooper as director of its CT business unit.
October 3, 2010
SNM changes name, course of MICoE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM's Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence (MICoE) has changed its name to the Center for Molecular Imaging Innovation and Translation to reflect the group's new mission.
October 3, 2010
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