Practice Management: Page 775

Vote on MQSA oversight of breast biopsy split by specialty
By Marty Graham
Earlier this week, the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program to cover stereotactic breast biopsy. But the vote was not unanimous, with one group arguing that regulation was necessary, while others called it cumbersome.
November 7, 2007
DRA vs. MRI: Why demographics will keep the modality alive
By Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 may have temporarily cut federal expenditures for MRI studies, but MRI architectural consultants Tobias Gilk and Robert Junk explain why market changes will help keep the modality alive and well.
November 7, 2007
ACR launches radiology PR campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is planning a "Face of Radiology" campaign that seeks to educate patients, payors, government officials, and other healthcare providers on the value of radiology.
November 6, 2007
New Medical picks new VP
Digital radiography (DR) retrofit firm New Medical has hired Burl Taylor as vice president of sales and service for North America.
November 6, 2007
CMS delays in-office self-referral decision with new MPFS rule
By Kate Madden Yee
There's good, there's bad, and there's ugly in two final rules for 2008, published November 1 in the Federal Register by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While radiology has some small victories, CMS declined to tackle the thorny issue of in-office physician self-referral in publishing the new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (HOPPS) rules, which take effect January 1, 2008.
November 6, 2007
Platinum Medical Parts names Band as CEO
MR parts and support company Platinum Medical Parts of Pompano Beach, FL, has named Dave Band as CEO.
November 5, 2007
FDA panel votes for stereotactic breast biopsy in MQSA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program to cover stereotactic breast biopsy.
November 5, 2007
30 senators lobby against imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thirty U.S. senators are imploring Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) to oppose additional medical imaging reimbursement reductions in formulating Medicare legislation.
November 5, 2007
Alliance buys 8 radiation therapy centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging said that its affiliate Alliance Oncology has purchased eight radiation therapy centers from Sonix subsidiary Bethesda Resources for approximately $36 million in cash and assumed debt.
November 5, 2007
Neurognostics
By Brian Casey
(Booth 3283) Neurognostics develops hardware and software for performing functional MRI studies in the clinical environment, and at this year's RSNA show the Milwaukee company will highlight a new version of its software.
November 5, 2007
CorTechs Labs
By Brian Casey
(Booth 4077) CorTechs Labs of La Jolla, CA, develops technology for assessing MR images of the brain for signs of neurodegenerative disease, and at this year's RSNA show the company will highlight its NeuroQuant software.
November 5, 2007
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New solutions speed convergence of imaging and surgery
By Eric Barnes
Creating an efficient operating or interventional suite that enables many different specialists to use advanced imaging technologies is no simple task. But developing a workable environment for interdisciplinary collaboration that addresses the needs of all participants is critical, according to Elizabeth Beckmann of the U.K. consulting firm Lanmark and architect Bill Rostenberg of the San Francisco firm Anshen + Allen.
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