Practice Management: Page 709

Wuesthoff extends Broadlane contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Group purchasing organization Broadlane has had its supply contract renewed by Wuesthoff Health System for its two hospitals in Rockledge and Melbourne, both in Florida, and affiliated facilities.

March 23, 2009

MMP lands client

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has won a contract to provide its services to a radiology group in Ohio.

March 23, 2009

Lantheus taps new VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging has named Mary Taylor as vice president of regulatory affairs.

March 23, 2009

Decision-support software cuts imaging procedure volume

By Kate Madden Yee

New research has evaluated the effect of a computerized radiology order entry and decision-support system on the growth rates of outpatient CT, MRI, and ultrasonography procedures over time. The study demonstrates substantial decreases in the growth rate of advanced imaging procedures, despite continued steady growth in outpatient visit activity, the researchers concluded.

March 23, 2009

Imaging and the economic crisis: Part 2 -- Recovery and reform

By Rick Dana Barlow

In part 2 of this series on imaging and today's economy, AuntMinnie.com examines the outlook for capital equipment purchasing in 2009, as well as how soon the medical imaging market will be able to dig out of its current economic doldrums.

March 23, 2009

California hospital fined $25,000 for pediatric CT radiation overdose

By Cynthia E. Keen

A California hospital where a 2-year-old child received a massive overdose of radiation during a series of CT scans has been hit with a $25,000 fine by state regulatory authorities, who found that the facility did not follow its own written policies and procedures regarding radiation safety.

March 23, 2009