Practice Management: Page 853

Court dismisses antitrust suit by Oregon imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. District Court has granted a motion filed by Providence Health System to dismiss a pending antitrust lawsuit brought by EPIC Imaging and Body Imaging Radiology, two Portland, OR-based imaging centers fighting to remain part of an Oregon preferred-provider network.
March 22, 2006
HCG introduces transportable, modular MRI units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
HCG Building Technologies said it has expanded its product line with the introduction of transportable modular MRI buildings.
March 22, 2006
Del hires Boon
Del Medical Systems Group has appointed Thomas Boon to the newly created position of vice president of global sales and marketing.
March 22, 2006
Emageon taps Floyd as COO
Image management firm Emageon has appointed PACS industry veteran Grady Floyd as COO.
March 22, 2006
SonoSite wins patent case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld ultrasound technology developer SonoSite has won a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the firm by patent-holding company Neutrino Development.
March 21, 2006
VSM notches Chinese install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech said that it has installed a 275-channel CTF MEG functional brain imaging system at Nanjing Brain Hospital in Nanjing, China.
March 21, 2006
Public Citizen files lawsuit against DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Public interest group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, charging that the legislation is unconstitutional.
March 21, 2006
The lawyer who could save radiology
By Brian Casey
March 20, 2006
Keenan named president of Digirad DIS
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has selected Michael Keenan as president of its Digirad Imaging Solutions (DIS) leasing services subsidiary.
March 20, 2006
GE closes $161 million deal with Primedex/Radnet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare Financial Services has arranged a $161 million credit facility for Primedex Health Systems and its primary operating subsidiary, California-based outpatient diagnostic imaging services provider Radnet Management.
March 20, 2006
Malpractice insurance for teleradiology: What constitutes good coverage?
The past few years have seen significant advances in the availability and cost reduction for teleradiology malpractice insurance coverage. T. Lloyd Croft, vice president of Professional Medical Insurance Services, discusses how to select the right coverage, who needs to be covered, and what to expect if a lawsuit is filed.
March 20, 2006
Alabama lawyer takes on Deficit Reduction Act
By Brian Casey
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 signed into law by President Bush on February 8 includes at least $2.8 billion in cuts to imaging services performed outside the hospital setting. But the DRA has a potentially fatal flaw, making it unconstitutional, according to Alabama attorney Jim Zeigler. He has filed a lawsuit seeking to have it overturned, and discusses his strategy with AuntMinnie.com.
March 20, 2006
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