Practice Management: Page 851

Setting up a cutting-edge 3D lab
A dedicated 3D lab can be the crown jewel your practice needs, a cutting-edge tool that will make your company outshine its competitors. But certain factors such as the network connection, location, integration, and staffing should be carefully considered when adding a 3D lab to your imaging practice.
April 6, 2006
NEMA paper touts imaging's role in oncology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) of Rosslyn, VA, and radiation therapy services firm US Oncology of Houston have released a new white paper on the role of medical imaging in the treatment and diagnosis of cancer.
April 5, 2006
Boston Scientific resolves Guidant antitrust issues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said it had signed an agreement containing consent orders from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that would resolve the agency's antitrust concerns over the proposed acquisition of Guidant.
April 5, 2006
Dealing with HIPAA changes in 2006
If you thought your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 worries were over, think again. Several U.S. government initiatives this year should keep compliance officers and radiology managers searching for more HIPAA enlightenment.
April 5, 2006
State bill takes aim at physician self-referral
By Brian Casey
April 3, 2006
Massachusetts bill takes aim at physician self-referral
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology advocates in the U.S. have become increasingly frustrated at their inability to get the federal government to restrict physician self-referral. Now there are signs that such efforts may bear more fruit at the state level, with the state of Massachusetts mulling a ban on the practice for MRI, PET, and linear accelerator services.
April 3, 2006
Opposition grows to DRA law within House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of Republican legislators have drafted a "Dear Colleague" letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives asking them to reconsider the Medicare cuts to imaging services payments that are mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.
April 2, 2006
Merge taps new president for Merge eMed unit
Merge Healthcare has hired Robert White as president of its Merge eMed division.
April 2, 2006
How the legal system stacks the deck against mammography
By René Jackson
Radiologists are becoming popular targets for medical malpractice suits, with failure to diagnose breast cancer on mammography a common accusation. René Jackson, R.N., co-author of The Death of Mammography, outlines how the legal system has stacked the deck against mammography, creating a perfect storm of wily plaintiffs' attorneys, juries with unrealistic expectations, and mammography providers caught in the middle.
April 2, 2006
OnCURE buys four Florida centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Outpatient radiation therapy provider OnCURE Medical of Newport Beach, CA, has expanded its operations in Florida by acquiring four cancer therapy centers.
March 30, 2006
House resolution urges DRA investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) this week introduced a resolution into the U.S. House of Representatives asking for an investigation into President George W. Bush's signing of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.
March 30, 2006
MR Instruments hires COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI coil developer MR Instruments of Minneapolis has hired Labros Petropoulos as chief operating officer.
March 29, 2006
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