Practice Management: Page 760

ACR advises on Tc-99m shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Reston, VA-based American College of Radiology (ACR) says "severe cutbacks" are occurring in nuclear cardiology with the loss of more than 50% of the North American molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) supply, due to the prolonged shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor in Ottawa, Canada.
December 10, 2007
Florida insurer requires preauthorization for digital mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Florida Today is reporting that Brevard County's largest healthcare insurer, Health First Health Plans, is requiring women who want digital mammograms for breast cancer screening to first receive authorization from the company.
December 10, 2007
Emageon taps new COO
Image management firm Emageon has appointed Chris Perkins as its chief operating officer (COO).
December 9, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
December 9, 2007
AIUM, ACEP publish FAST guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have jointly published guidelines covering how to perform focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) examinations.
December 6, 2007
Capitol Health to buy Australian imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
West Australian-based healthcare company Capitol Health will acquire two independent radiology groups in Melbourne for $7.99 million Australian ($7 million U.S.) in cash and shares.
December 6, 2007
UM researchers develop 'green' nanoparticles for cancer treatment
By Wayne Forrest
Nanotechnology is going green with the help of some magic beans -- OK, actually they're soybeans. A group of researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UM) has developed a method of using natural ingredients like soybeans to produce gold nanoparticles for the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous tumors.
December 6, 2007
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Alliance closes $150 million in senior notes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging of Anaheim, CA, has closed a private offering of $150 million in senior subordinated notes.
December 5, 2007
High-tech communication tools improve patient care, studies find
By Kate Madden Yee
A series of recent studies highlight the benefits of using technology in the hospital to address communication issues and improve patient care. A Philadelphia group found that scanning imaging requests directly into a RIS can dramatically reduce clinical history errors. A team from Boston used a confidential quality assurance (QA) reporting system to improve radiology performance, while another group found an automated e-mail alert system helped communicate nonemergent yet important clinical findings to referring physicians.
December 5, 2007
RSNA attendance grows slightly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Attendance at last week's RSNA conference edged up slightly compared to the 2006 meeting, according to figures released by the Oak Brook, IL, society.
December 4, 2007
Back to the present: VA updates MRI design guide, part II
By Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk
In part I of our series, architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk introduced the upcoming release of the revised U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) "MRI Design Guide. Part II offers a sneak peek at a number of provisions in the updated guide.
December 4, 2007
Toshiba adds to its education initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, is expanding its education program. The company has added two advanced technologist courses in CT and MR at the Toshiba Education Center in Irvine, CA.
December 2, 2007
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