Practice Management: Page 633

MeVis adds to revenues in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An increase in maintenance and service revenues powered the financial results for medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions in the first quarter of 2010.
May 18, 2010
ACC task force releases 2010 policy on CTA, CMR
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents has published the 2010 version of its views on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and cardiac MRI (CMR), detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
May 18, 2010
Study: Does radiation increase breast cancer risk?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation exposure can alter the environment surrounding breast tissue cells so that future cells may become cancerous, according to a new study published in the online journal Breast Cancer Research.
May 17, 2010
Accuray taps Puppo for GM post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has named Dr. Vittorio Puppo as general manager of the company's EIMEA (Europe, India, Middle East, and Africa) region, effective May 17.
May 17, 2010
Medipattern nets more financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm Medipattern has closed a $1.8 million Canadian ($1.7 million U.S.) convertible note of financing.
May 17, 2010
Neurosurgeon files MRI patent lawsuit against Siemens
By James Brice
A California neurosurgeon is suing a division of multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare, charging that the Malvern, PA, company has violated his patents for MRI technology, including diffusion tensor imaging and nerve imaging.
May 17, 2010
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Ga. hospital asks for police investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An attorney for the Georgia hospital that discovered an employee had marked hundreds of unread mammograms as complete has asked local police to begin an investigation, according to the hospital's parent company.
May 13, 2010
Rates of osteoporosis screening rise in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The proportion of women ages 65 and older on Medicare who said that they had been screened for osteoporosis with bone densitometry increased from 34% in 2001 to 64% in 2006, according to a statement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
May 13, 2010
CompuMed to expand CardioGram reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CompuMed has initiated a campaign to introduce its CardioGram electrocardiography telemedicine system to underserved cardiac care markets.
May 13, 2010
InSight chooses MobileMD for IT services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Health Services has chosen MobileMD as its exclusive provider of health information exchange services.
May 12, 2010
Life after healthcare reform: Good, bad, and ugly
By Kate Madden Yee
With U.S. healthcare reform signed into law this past March, insurers, medical groups, and hospitals are now trying to figure out exactly how the legislation will affect them and how to comply with it. For radiology -- which has long been targeted for reimbursement cuts -- tracking these changes is crucial.
May 12, 2010
Senator asks HHS to strike USPSTF guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) has written a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to strike from an HHS Web site the recent mammography screening guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
May 11, 2010
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