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ACR update: Teaching Congress how to fish
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - At this week's Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) meeting, Maurine Spillman-Dennis and Ted Burnes presented the American College of Radiology's (ACR) efforts to educate Capitol Hill about radiology, and, in so doing, slow the budget-slashing experiences that radiology has suffered over the past three years.
May 6, 2008
Siemens names new Diagnostics head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has named Donal Quinn as the new head of its Diagnostics division.
May 5, 2008
Neurognostics hires Stafford as new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) developer Neurognostics has named William Stafford as president and CEO.
May 5, 2008
Agfa unveils new Impax product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, has introduced its new Impax Enterprise Productivity Suite (EPS) to help manage diagnostic reading and reporting across PACS environments.
May 4, 2008
Revenue up, profit down in Alliance's Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The opening of two new fixed-site imaging centers helped Alliance Imaging boost revenues in the first quarter 2008.
May 4, 2008
Kerpelman takes stake, heads Bio-Optronics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dan Kerpelman, one-time president of the former Kodak Health Imaging Group, has purchased a majority stake in healthcare IT firm Bio-Optronics and will become the Rochester, NY, company's president and CEO.
May 4, 2008
Medtronic shuffles management team
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic of Minneapolis has unveiled a number of management changes to spur growth heading into its fourth fiscal quarter.
April 29, 2008
Self-referral boosts imaging use for private payors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Reports by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) have shown dramatic increases in the use of diagnostic imaging procedures among Medicare patients. However, whether this is also a trend among privately insured patients is unclear.
April 29, 2008
Lean principles and ergonomics aid imaging management
By Susan L. Murphey
Diagnostic imaging practices have become increasingly difficult to manage, largely due to hard-hitting reimbursement cuts from the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). At the same time, high rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) among imaging professionals are costing employers billions of dollars a year. Blending ergonomics with lean process improvement helps reduce injuries and increase productivity, while improving the quality of patient care and the patient care experience.
April 29, 2008
Florida fraud case: A harbinger of increased federal scrutiny?
By Kate Madden Yee
When the U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 14 that it had reached a $7 million settlement with a Florida radiologist to resolve allegations of healthcare fraud, radiologists across the country took notice. The buzz in the Boca Raton, FL, case has centered on the question of whether it was a one-shot deal -- or whether it represents a trend toward increased federal enforcement of laws prohibiting fraud and kickbacks.
April 29, 2008
Ultrasound scan protocols for nonmedical personnel offer value
By Erik L. Ridley
Training nonmedical personnel to perform simple volume ultrasound scan protocols can produce effective results, according to researchers from the University of Vermont School of Medicine. They developed four protocols to scan the thyroid, gallbladder, kidney, and female transabdominal pelvis. To test the protocols, they had volunteers without imaging experience undergo a 20- to 30-minute training session for each protocol.
April 28, 2008
Aspyra taps new VP of sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology firm Aspyra has hired Robert Pruter as its new senior vice president of sales and marketing.
April 24, 2008
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