Practice Management: Page 758

Naviscan hires executives
PET developer Naviscan PET Systems of San Diego has made a number of new additions to its management team.
January 7, 2008
ACR issues 'anti-markup' recommendations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is recommending that members who interpret diagnostic studies for clinicians, independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs), and other providers should heed the decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay implementing most of its tighter "anti-markup" provisions until January 1, 2009.
January 6, 2008
People, not equipment maximize MDCT capacity, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
The demand for CT has soared in the past decade, particularly with the advent of multislice scanners. But the increased interest comes with a caveat: Don't overutilize. In today's atmosphere, facilities are looking at ways to best enhance the capacity of major imaging modalities such as CT. A team from Boston addressed the issue of increasing CT capacity in a recent study and found that focusing on staff workflow may be more effective than investing in more expensive equipment.
January 6, 2008
Solis enters Phoenix market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging services provider Solis Women's Health has acquired a Phoenix-based breast diagnostic imaging facility, the company reported.
January 3, 2008
Philips debuts healthcare education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch industrial conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics said it has launched an effort to extend healthcare education in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. The company is collaborating with the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) on the program.
January 2, 2008
Ultrasound contrast advocates take aim at FDA black box warning
By Cynthia E. Keen
Advocates of ultrasound contrast have launched a grassroots lobbying effort to persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relax its recent black box warning on the use of two echocardiography contrast agents. The group believes the FDA warning was unnecessarily strident given the safety profile of ultrasound contrast, and that the warning could hamstring further clinical use of cardiac ultrasound contrast.
January 2, 2008
Residents' on-call CT reads comparable to faculty's final reports
By Kate Madden Yee
At the 2007 RSNA meeting in Chicago, Dr. Matthew Chan of Detroit's Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center presented findings from a study he and colleagues performed to evaluate on-call radiology resident CT interpretation performance as compared with faculty radiologists' final reports. The study was conducted using RADPEER, a system designed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) that allows peer review to be performed during the routine interpretation of current images.
December 31, 2007
IDSI says Hansen to retire as CEO
CT laser mammography (CTLM) system developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) of Plantation, FL, has reported that CEO Tim Hansen will be retiring.
December 27, 2007
Neoprobe nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has signed a finance agreement, the company reported.
December 26, 2007
Canadian firm to buy U.S. center chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian healthcare firm CML HealthCare Income Fund has signed a deal to acquire American Radiology Services (ARS), a Baltimore-based operator of 17 imaging centers.
December 23, 2007
ASRT: First-year enrollments flat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A survey from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) shows that entering-class enrollments in radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs in 2007 remained steady.
December 20, 2007
Practice Fusion inks two deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
San Francisco-based Healthcare IT firm Practice Fusion is partnering with Physician Services (PSI) of Escondido, CA, and Azalea Health Innovations of Valdosta, GA, for billing and other professional services.
December 20, 2007
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