Practice Management: Page 873

Agfa's HealthCare names Fiumicelli as COO
Agfa HealthCare has appointed Andrea Fiumicelli as its new chief operating officer. Fiumicelli previously served as the general manager of the Life Imaging division of Italian medical imaging firm Ferrania Imaging Technologies.
November 7, 2005
Coding for the back shouldn't be a pain
Diagnosing the cause of back pain can be complicated, even with x-ray, CT, or MR scans. Coding for the diagnostic exams can be just as difficult sometimes. However, understanding the procedural coding structure for the spine can help avoid confusion when coding spinal exams and procedures.
November 7, 2005
Shimadzu Medical Systems North America
By Robert Bruce
Shimadzu of Torrance, CA, will show its new Mobile DaRt digital portable x-ray unit, which has received FDA clearance and is available worldwide.
November 7, 2005
Anexa
By Robert Bruce
Anexa, a subsidiary of Analogic of Peabody, MA, will highlight its SyneRad Omni EX and SyneRad Omni RT additions to its SyneRad Omni product line.
November 7, 2005
CMS sets 2007 deadline for nuclear medicine self-referral
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a nod to marketplace realities, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set an effective date of 2007 for a regulatory change prohibiting the self-referral of patients in diagnostic nuclear medicine and therapeutic nuclear medicine.
November 6, 2005
Eastern Isotopes buys Cyclo-Tech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Eastern Isotopes of Sterling, VA, has acquired Cleveland-based Cyclo-Tech, a producer of PET radiopharmaceuticals.
November 6, 2005
CMS delays, reduces proposed Medicare imaging cuts
By Tracie L. Thompson
The U.S. government's proposal to cut Medicare technical reimbursement for contiguous imaging in both the hospital outpatient and physician office settings has been scaled back or delayed, with the American College of Radiology (ACR) taking credit for the turnabout.
November 3, 2005
Fewer MRI scans, hurricanes cut Alliance Imaging's Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Softer-than-anticipated MRI scan volumes, the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and rising fuel and transportation costs hurt Anaheim, CA-based Alliance Imaging's third-quarter financial performance.
November 3, 2005
Radiologix's financials improve in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging center operator Radiologix reduced its net loss in the third quarter.
November 2, 2005
Temporary shutdown hurts Draxis Health's Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian pharmaceutical developer Draxis Health reported that an extended shutdown for scheduled maintenance and repairs in its sterile products area adversely affected revenue in the third quarter (end-September 30).
November 2, 2005
US Oncology grows revenues in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy center operator US Oncology of Houston posted revenues of $648.3 million in the third quarter (end-September 30), up 10% compared with $588.7 million in the third quarter of 2004.
November 1, 2005
IDX reports class-action suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics firm IDX Systems said that it has been served with a shareholder class-action lawsuit against the company and certain of its officers and directors.
November 1, 2005
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