Practice Management: Page 676

Block acquires parts and service subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Block Imaging International has purchased Benchmark Radiology of Fort Wayne, IN, which will become a subsidiary called Block Imaging Parts and Service.
September 16, 2009
Care to Care adds Medicare deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm Care to Care has received an exclusive contract from Elderplan, a not-for-profit Medicare Advantage organization.
September 16, 2009
Medtronic settles patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has settled a patent dispute with medical device manufacturer W.L. Gore and Assoc. of Newark, DE.
September 16, 2009
Senate bill calls for 65% equipment utilization rate
September 15, 2009
Senate bill calls for 65% equipment utilization rate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The healthcare reform bill released this week by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would set the equipment utilization rate for Medicare reimbursement of imaging studies at 65%, significantly lower than the 90% level proposed in original versions of the legislation.
September 15, 2009
Amerinet engages IMV for member survey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Amerinet has contracted with market research firm IMV Medical Information Division for a survey of its members.
September 15, 2009
AdvaMed opposes $4 billion device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device industry lobbying group Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has gone on record as opposing a proposed tax on medical device and diagnostics firms.
September 15, 2009
EMRs beat paper records in tracking mammo use among African-Americans
By Cynthia E. Keen
Healthcare facilities that use electronic medical records (EMRs) are documenting mammography screening exams of African-American women better than facilities that use paper records, according to an analysis of six primary care sites that provide medical services for underserved populations.
September 15, 2009
Omnyx nets digital pathology patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Omnyx of Pittsburgh has received a U.S. patent for digital pathology technology.
September 14, 2009
Canadian analysis finds PACS more costly than film
By Erik L. Ridley
Installing a PACS network may cost more upfront, but it saves money in the long term compared to film-based imaging, right? Not so fast, according to Canadian researchers who found that from an economic perspective, PACS may not be for everyone.
September 14, 2009
UN's IAEA launches pediatric rad therapy network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the first global initiative by a United Nations organization to improve pediatric radiation oncology treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
September 13, 2009
Radiology residents score lower using structured reports
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiology residents using structured reporting software to interpret cranial MRI exams produced reports that were judged to be less accurate and complete than those of residents using traditional radiology reporting, according to a study in Radiology.
September 13, 2009
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