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Bill would require self-referral financial disclosure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has introduced legislation that would require physicians to disclose any financial interest in imaging services provided through the in-office ancillary exception.
July 29, 2008
CodeRyte inks two contract extensions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical coding provider CodeRyte has received long-term contract renewals from two clients in Ohio and Texas.
July 29, 2008
Alliance buys mobile PET/CT firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging has acquired a mobile PET/CT firm based in Illinois.
July 29, 2008
AIM lands Vermont contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm American Imaging Management (AIM) has reached an agreement to provide imaging management services for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont.
July 28, 2008
Deadly downtime in PACS, and how to avoid it
By Kate Madden Yee
DENVER - "Downtime" has become a catchphrase for relaxation in our workaholic culture. But when the word is applied to information technology in a medical imaging environment, it usually means something much less relaxing: a nonfunctioning system that can reduce revenue and productivity.
July 28, 2008
Italian colon study to use CAD as primary reader
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A province in Italy is launching a new research project to screen residents for colon cancer using virtual colonoscopy and computer-aided detection software as a primary reader.
July 28, 2008
Carestream to provide imaging technology to Olympics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it will provide digital medical and dental imaging technology to the Olympic Village Polyclinic in Beijing for the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games.
July 28, 2008
MITA's Whitman joins Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has named Andrew Whitman to the newly created position of vice president of government affairs.
July 28, 2008
AHIP report touts RBMs to control imaging costs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report published by the industry group America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) criticizes the recent growth in spending on imaging services and proffers several solutions for reining in imaging utilization.
July 28, 2008
Knowledge of U.S. reimbursement can empower radiology administrators
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiology administrators need to get savvier about the politics and economics of U.S. reimbursement to counter the natural advantage that private payors have regarding imaging services payment, according to a presentation at the 2008 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting.
July 27, 2008
Epix CEO resigns
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Epix Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr. Michael Kauffman, Ph.D., has resigned his post to pursue other business opportunities.
July 27, 2008
SonoSite posts strong Q2, gets favorable legal rulings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Strong sales from new products helped propel compact-ultrasound vendor SonoSite to a 25% increase in revenue in its second quarter.
July 24, 2008
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