Practice Management: Page 670

Effort to fix Medicare SGR formula fails
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation in the U.S. Congress to establish a permanent fix to the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula failed to win a key vote on October 21.
October 21, 2009
Nucletron offers new financing option
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has introduced a new financing plan for cancer centers, hospitals, and universities.
October 21, 2009
Accuray to form new Americas organization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray said it plans to establish an Americas organization to cover its U.S, Canada, and Latin America markets.
October 20, 2009
Mirada signs Kadir
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has appointed Timor Kadir, Ph.D., to the new position of chief science and technology officer.
October 20, 2009
Societies rally to repeal Medicare SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several U.S. medical imaging societies are urging members to rally behind legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
October 20, 2009
Mo-99 supply bill passes House subcommittee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill to help fund production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) in the U.S. and gradually eliminate the export of highly enriched uranium has taken another step toward possible passage.
October 20, 2009
Class-action lawsuit hits Cedars-Sinai, GE over CT dose
October 19, 2009
Class-action lawsuit hits Cedars-Sinai, GE over CT dose
By Brian Casey
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and GE Healthcare related to patients who may have been overexposed to radiation during CT brain perfusion scans at the Los Angeles hospital.
October 19, 2009
Philip Morris may have to pay for smokers' CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA could be on the hook to pay for CT chest scans of longtime smokers, following a unanimous decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released on Monday.
October 19, 2009
GE signs Vermont facility as showcase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked an agreement with Rutland Regional Medical Center to develop a community hospital showcase and highlight the Vermont facility as a national host site for visiting community hospitals.
October 19, 2009
Ashva teams with Telerad Tech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Ashva Technologies and Telerad Tech are partnering to integrate Ashva's Edge PACS software into T2's SmartRIS.
October 19, 2009
Groups lobby CMS to pay for second PET scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Seven medical imaging groups have written to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request reimbursement coverage for two FDG-PET scans per patient during initial treatment evaluation.
October 19, 2009
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