Practice Management: Page 657

Help for Haiti; RTs win $2.8M in lawsuit; tips for setting up a 3D lab

By Brian Casey

January 13, 2010

AuntMinnie 2001: Dispatch from Port-au-Prince: The state of medical practice and radiology at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti

By Douglas P. Beall

As part of an observance of its 10-year anniversary, AuntMinnie is taking another look at notable stories that have run on the site over the past decade. In this article from 2001, radiologist Dr. Douglas Beall describes his visit to Haiti as part of a mission to provide medical imaging services within the country.

January 13, 2010

How to maximize your chances of 3D lab success

By Erik L. Ridley

Building a successful 3D laboratory requires proper handling of challenging issues such as 3D technologist training, 3D study protocols, and capturing sufficient revenue to cover the costs of the service. But the results are worth the effort, according to Dr. Eliot Siegel of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

January 13, 2010

New Jersey RTs win $2.8M in x-ray chemicals suit

By Brian Casey

Three radiologic technologists (RTs) from New Jersey have won a $2.8 million jury verdict against an x-ray distribution and servicing firm after they claimed that the company installed a faulty vent for a medical film printer that caused the RTs to suffer from respiratory illnesses.

January 13, 2010

The Profit Center: Part 11 -- Thriving despite (so-called) healthcare reform

By Mark F. Weiss

As the different sides continue to wrangle over healthcare reform, radiology groups can take steps now to improve their chances of success, regardless of the legislative outcome. So says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss in this latest installment of the Profit Center.

January 12, 2010

Fuji CEO Tada to retire in 2010

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA president and CEO Hiroaki Tada plans to retire in 2010.

January 11, 2010

Hologic targets cervical cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic is expanding its Promise to Me women's health initiative.

January 11, 2010

RSNA meeting attendance dips 4%

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A total of 56,824 people attended the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago, down 4% from the 59,181 who traveled to the 2008 edition.

January 11, 2010

Medical imaging 2010: Is the sky falling?

By Kate Madden Yee

In the midst of a massive governmental healthcare reform effort in the U.S., medical imaging is being squeezed. And it's not just Congress exerting the pressure: It's also an alphabet soup of government agencies with a plethora of proposals for cutting imaging payments.

January 11, 2010

Survey: EMR use increased in 2008

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Physicians working in office-based practices in the U.S. increased their use of electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic health records (EHR) by 18.7% between 2007 and 2008, according to the results of a new survey.

January 10, 2010

VA report: 'Tension' at Utah IR unit did not cause patient deaths

By Donna Domino

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of a VA hospital in Salt Lake City found evidence of "tension" between interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons, but reported that the situation did not "directly contribute" to the deaths of four patients at the facility within a nine-month period.

January 7, 2010

MDS finalizes CEO position

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MDS, parent company of MDS Nordion, finalized its executive restructuring January 8 by appointing Steve West as its CEO.

January 7, 2010

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