Practice Management: Page 616

Report: 2% of U.S. hospitals meet 'meaningful use' criteria
By Cynthia E. Keen
While adoption of electronic health records technology may be the mantra of hospital executives throughout the U.S., the reality is that only 2% meet the "meaningful use" criteria established by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a new report in Health Affairs.
August 29, 2010
Calif. Legislature passes radiation protection bill
By Eric Barnes
Taking aim at the CT radiation overdose incidents that have roiled imaging facilities throughout California, the state's Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would establish protocols and safeguards to protect patients from overdoses.
August 26, 2010
FDA reports problems at Fla. mammo center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found that a mammography center in Florida produced "poor quality mammograms with unreliable results," according to a safety notification issued by the agency.
August 25, 2010
DatCard files lawsuits over medical disk patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer DatCard Systems has brought suits against two competitors it alleges are infringing on its medical disk publishing patents.
August 25, 2010
Mayo fires RT after hep C transmission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, has fired a radiologic technologist (RT) after learning that the individual was the possible source of transmission for three cases of hepatitis C infection in transplant patients.
August 25, 2010
Tort reform trims defensive medicine; payors run from healthcare reform
By Brian Casey
August 25, 2010
Tort reform could curb 'defensive imaging,' study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
The more tort reform laws a state has in place, the less imaging is performed in hospital emergency departments, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
August 25, 2010
SEC hits Bederra with subpoena
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Houston-based medical services provider Bederra has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
August 24, 2010
ViewRay nets $20M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has secured $20 million in financing from a new investor, Siemens Venture Capital, and existing investors Aisling Capital, Fidelity Biosciences, Kearny Venture Partners, and OrbiMed Advisors.
August 24, 2010
Payor reaction to healthcare reform could affect radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Amid the political firestorm over U.S. healthcare reform, one point has been ignored: the reaction of healthcare payors. That's a major oversight because imaging providers run the risk of getting buried as payors retrench, according to a presentation at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 24, 2010
AECL continues NRU maintenance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) plans to shut down its National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, early this week to remove specialized instrumentation used in the facility's recent restart.
August 23, 2010
AHA endorses cardiac CT for low-risk patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac CT is safe, accurate, and cost-effective in low-risk patients presenting with chest pain, according to a scientific statement published by the American Heart Association (AHA) of Dallas.
August 23, 2010
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