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Xograph completes U.K. installations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed six new mobile Mobile DaRt digital x-ray systems and one new mobile Ziehm Vision R image intensifier at Barts and the London NHS Trust.

July 8, 2008

Radiology hiring patterns shift

By Mark Smith

A review from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates indicates that while overall demand for radiologists has diminished relative to several years ago, demand for specialized radiology services remains robust, and employers are willing to pay more for these services.

July 8, 2008

FDA says mammo center defaults on MQSA fine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that a chain of radiology centers based in Baltimore is in default on more than $1 million in fines related to violations of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).

July 7, 2008

CMS to raise hospital outpatient payments 3%

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 3% increase in payments to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in an update of rates in its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).

July 7, 2008

Borgstede elected ISR treasurer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dr. James Borgstede has been elected treasurer of the International Society of Radiology (ISR).

July 2, 2008

Preventing infection in MRI: Best practices for infection control in and around MRI suites, part III

By Dr. Peter A. Rothschild

AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the third installment in the preventing infection in MRI series by Dr. Peter A. Rothschild. Part III discusses how the current state of MRI practice management contributes to poor infection control policies.

July 2, 2008