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RadNet begins turnaround in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cost-saving measures began to pay off for imaging services provider RadNet, as the company posted a profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 (end-December 31).
March 15, 2010
FiatLux taps new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization developer FiatLux Imaging has hired medical industry veteran Max Lyon as CEO.
March 15, 2010
Zotec inks Ark. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners has received a three-year contract from Associated Radiologists in Jonesboro, AR.
March 14, 2010
MedQuist revenues dip in 2009
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lower prices for its transcription services and declining maintenance revenues adversely affected 2009 net revenues for speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist.
March 14, 2010
House bill would bar use of USPSTF guidelines to deny coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New Jersey representative has introduced legislation to the U.S. House of Representatives that would ensure preventive services, such as mammograms, could not be denied coverage for service by a group health plan or health insurance issuer as a result of federal guidelines.
March 10, 2010
Senate extends SGR deadline until October
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a 62-36 vote on March 10, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that, if approved by the House of Representatives, will delay until October 1 a planned 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement.
March 10, 2010
InSight Imaging partners with ARA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Imaging has partnered with American Radiology Associates (ARA) of Dallas.
March 9, 2010
iCRco donates CR unit to Honduras
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) firm iCRco has donated a CR system to the nonprofit organization Shoulder to Shoulder for use in a remote clinic in rural Honduras.
March 8, 2010
Report: Sonographer training lacking in Eastern Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than half of cardiologists surveyed across Russia and Eastern Europe had not received training on how to get the best use of their ultrasound imaging equipment, according to a new survey from market research firm InMedica.
March 8, 2010
CMS OKs F-18 NaF imaging coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved coverage of F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) PET and PET/CT imaging to identify bone metastasis of cancer under certain conditions.
March 7, 2010
Interpretation errors top clinical negligence claims in U.K.
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Compared with the U.S., the U.K. is perhaps not seen as a strongly litigious country, but a new analysis of clinical negligence claims in radiology presented at the European Congress of Radiology reveals a clear rise in recent years in the number and financial burden of malpractice suits.
March 7, 2010
Varian taps Adler for new post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has appointed Dr. John Adler to the newly created post of chief of new clinical applications, effective April 5.
March 7, 2010
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