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Texas-sized heart screening law set for September debut
By Eric Barnes
Is it groundbreaking public policy or a case of the law outpacing the clinical evidence? Either way, the eyes of Texas are following the potential impact of new legislation that will take effect on September 1 requiring insurers to pay for CT and ultrasound scans for atherosclerosis screening.
August 16, 2009
Vital Images hires Agfa's Akyuz
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Vital Images has named Erkan Akyuz executive vice president of engineering.
August 13, 2009
ACR urges Obama to address malpractice reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has sent a letter to President Barack Obama, urging the administration to include malpractice reform in its overall healthcare reform initiative.
August 13, 2009
CMS backs coverage of FDG-PET for cervical cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is recommending national reimbursement coverage for FDG-PET for the initial staging of cervical cancer.
August 13, 2009
FDA's CDRH head steps down
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) announced this week that he is stepping down.
August 12, 2009
peerVue names Moore COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer peerVue has named Mike Moore as senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO).
August 12, 2009
U.S. PET sales drop 17% in 2008, but optimism remains
By Wayne Forrest
As healthcare providers continued to react to reimbursement and financing pressures, PET scanner sales in the U.S. decreased 17% in 2008, while the demand for PET procedures grew at a slower rate, says a new report from market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.
August 12, 2009
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Study finds bacterial contamination on portable x-ray units
By Brian Casey
Is your portable radiography machine a bacterial breeding ground? Israeli researchers who examined portable x-ray units at their hospital found inadequate levels of infection control practice among equipment operators and also signs of drug-resistant bacterial contamination on the surfaces of a number of systems.
August 12, 2009
RadNet grows revenue, trims loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Improved procedural volume and contributions from acquisitions helped imaging services provider RadNet to a 4% gain in revenue in its second quarter.
August 11, 2009
ACR schedules cardiac CT test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has set a date in September for the first exam in its testing program to qualify physicians with the required skills in cardiac CT.
August 11, 2009
Rise in MRI accidents highlights need for magnet safety
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - The rate of accidents in MRI suites has nearly tripled compared to just four years ago, highlighting the need for renewed attention to magnet safety as a means of protecting patients and avoiding legal liability, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 10, 2009
Is MedPAC data flawed? And, infection control from AHRA
By Brian Casey
August 10, 2009
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