Practice Management: Page 774

AngioDynamics hires new controller

Interventional technology provider AngioDynamics of Queensbury, NY, has appointed a new vice president and corporate controller, the company announced.

October 10, 2007

Fonar slams patent reform bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, bought a full-page ad in the October 9 edition of the New York Times to protest proposed legislation to reform U.S. patent law.

October 10, 2007

Walking the tightrope: The legal and regulatory impact of digital mammography

By Kate Madden Yee

The Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) established the benefits of digital mammography over film-screen, indicating that certain women would benefit from the digital technology. But even so, transitioning to digital can be challenging for facilities on many levels: financially, operationally, and legally. Bonnie Rush, president of Breast Imaging Specialists (BIS) of San Diego, discusses the legal and regulatory issues that arise when converting to digital mammography.

October 10, 2007

Hologic hit with patent suit from J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic acknowledged in an October 9 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Cincinnati-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery has filed a patent infringement complaint against Hologic and its wholly owned subsidiary, Suros Surgical Systems of Indianapolis.

October 9, 2007

UltraRad adds VP

PACS vendor UltraRad has named Johnathon Bis as vice president of sales and marketing.

October 9, 2007

OIA announces Florida joint venture

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging center developer Outpatient Imaging Affiliates (OIA) of Nashville, TN, has signed a deal to establish a joint-venture imaging center with a radiology group in Jacksonville, FL.

October 9, 2007

Positioning is the key to making the most of FFDM

For the breast healthcare facility, making the leap to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) means many changes. For radiologic technologists, FFDM does require some adjustment to their positioning technique. Mammography consultant Tammy Coryell highlights some of the main differences between scanning patients on a digital unit and an analog one, and how to make the most of this new technology.

October 9, 2007

Radlink names Christensen to VP post

Computed radiography (CR) developer Radlink has named Allan Christensen as vice president of technical services.

October 8, 2007

RadNet acquires Liberty Pacific

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Los Angeles-based imaging services provider RadNet has acquired Liberty Pacific Imaging Center in Encino, CA, for $2.8 million.

October 8, 2007

ACR revises breast US accreditation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Due to recent revisions in the American College of Radiology's (ACR) practice guideline for the performance of breast ultrasound examinations, the Reston, VA-based organization's Committee on Breast Ultrasound Accreditation has updated the program requirements for breast ultrasound accreditation.

October 8, 2007

CodeRyte signs Sears

Medical coding technology and services provider CodeRyte has appointed George Sears as vice president of business development.

October 8, 2007

'Purchasing Capital Equipment,' Part 1 -- Radiology as an overall hospital component

AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the first installment of a three-part chapter titled "Purchasing Capital Equipment" from Radiology Business Practice: How to Succeed, edited by Dr. David Yousem from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Dr. Norman Beauchamp Jr. from the University of Washington in Seattle. This section of the chapter, authored by Dr. Bob Gayler, addresses radiology as an overall hospital component and capital purchasing strategy.

October 8, 2007

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