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Analogic profit shrinks in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A "difficult operating and economic environment" prompted a sharp decline in net income for medical imaging firm Analogic in the company's first quarter of fiscal 2009, even though revenue grew due to an acquisition earlier in calendar 2008.
December 9, 2008
GE, Orbotech dispute goes to arbitration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli electronics industry technology firm Orbotech said that GE Healthcare and its subsidiary GE Healthcare Systems Israel are referring a dispute between the firms to arbitration.
December 8, 2008
RSNA 2008 attendance dips 5%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
No, you weren't imagining things -- traffic at last week's RSNA meeting in Chicago did seem lighter than usual. But predictions of a calamitous drop in attendance failed to materialize, at least according to the society's official figures.
December 8, 2008
MedCurrent debuts insurance verification tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare practice management firm MedCurrent has launched Verify, a Web-based insurance eligibility tool.
December 7, 2008
Group to offer new courses for Toshiba's Aquilion One
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CVCTA Education is joining forces with AmiGenics and Nevada Imaging Centers to create two new educational courses on cardiac and neuroradiology applications for Toshiba America Medical System's Aquilion One CT system.
December 3, 2008
MITA names new managing director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) announced that Ilyse Schuman has been named to the post of managing director of MITA and vice president of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
December 3, 2008
Accuray hires CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy firm Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, announced that it has hired Derek Bertocci as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
December 3, 2008
Geography affects imaging use rates
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Whether it's a local imaging center trying to boost procedure volume to stay afloat in a tight market or a mighty organization like the U.S. Congress attempting to curb what it sees as skyrocketing healthcare spending, the use -- and overuse -- of medical imaging is under intense scrutiny.
December 3, 2008
MMP adds clients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has been awarded two new contracts for its services.
December 2, 2008
MedQuist pays $6.6 million to resolve false claims allegations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist of Mount Laurel, NJ, has paid $6.6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it overbilled U.S. government clients, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
December 2, 2008
Leviton launches MRI-safe receptacles
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Leviton Manufacturing of Little Neck, NY, has introduced its new hospital-grade electrical receptacles for high magnetic field environments.
December 2, 2008
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Pictures add a lot of words to radiologists' reports
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - When radiologists see a picture of a patient along with his or her diagnostic images, reports tend to be longer and include more incidental findings and recommendations. This conclusion comes from a novel study from Israel presented at this year's RSNA meeting.
December 2, 2008
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