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Congressional hearings on medical radiation rescheduled
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. congressional hearing on medical radiation has been rescheduled for February 26 by the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
February 18, 2010
GE's Vscan to be used at Olympics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that its new pocket-sized ultrasound scanner will be used at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
February 18, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 12 -- Exclusive contracts and hospital stipends under attack
By Mark F. Weiss
Fear of rising healthcare costs is being exploited to attack exclusive agreements and stipend support from hospitals to hospital-based physicians, according to healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. He offers advice for counterattack in this edition of the Proft Center.
February 18, 2010
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Radiologists want more work, study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
The radiology employment market tipped from a shortage to a surplus in 2007, leaving radiologists hungry for more work, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Why? Because imaging departments are increasingly productive and the workload hasn't caught up.
February 18, 2010
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InSight Imaging wins NJ contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Imaging has inked a three-year contract for its InSight Imaging Enterprise Solutions package.
February 17, 2010
CMS delays PECOS implementation until 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will delay the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) requirements until January 3, 2011.
February 17, 2010
CDC report: MRI, CT, PET use spikes in physician offices, ER
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of advanced diagnostic imaging in physician offices and emergency departments has increased dramatically over the past decade, according to a report issued this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics.
February 17, 2010
Radiology IT explores new frontiers
By Cristen Bolan
Radiology continues to discover new ways to deliver modern medicine to remote regions of the world. Nongovernmental organization Shoulder to Shoulder is capitalizing on this trend, optimizing the existing global IT infrastructure to connect advanced healthcare in the U.S. with those who need it in Honduras.
February 17, 2010
Survey eyes device safety during imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Council on Aging said that communication about the safety of medical imaging for patients with electronic implantable devices is often inadequate.
February 16, 2010
Lantheus signs Spurr
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has tapped Robert Spurr as vice president of sales and marketing.
February 16, 2010
NIA debuts cardiac management program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm National Imaging Associates (NIA) has added a cardiac management program to its portfolio.
February 16, 2010
InSight's Q2 revenues slide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A larger than anticipated decline in revenues from contract services adversely affected financial results for imaging services provider InSight Health Services in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.
February 16, 2010
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