Practice Management: Page 887

When good vibrations go bad -- an MRI full of sound and fury
MRI vibration problems are nothing new. For decades facilities have been suffering through unanticipated headaches, delays, and cost overruns associated with noise and vibrational interference. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains how to minimize the risks of vibrational problems, helping you save months of frustration and avoid significant cost overruns.
August 1, 2005
SonoSite taps new executives
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has placed two medical device industry veterans in the firm’s executive suites, hiring Thomas J. Dugan as senior vice president of marketing and Robert L. Massa as vice president of corporate accounts.
July 28, 2005
U.K. tackles long scan wait times
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.K. Department of Health is tackling the problem of long waiting times for imaging procedures by changing its policies to allow patients to go to another hospital to get their scans done more quickly.
July 28, 2005
Researchers seek better surgical planning with 3D glenoid CT, tuberosity x-rays
By Tracie L. Thompson
In the never-ending quest for better presurgical information, researchers appear to be looking high and low. High tech and low tech, that is, in a pair of studies that range from testing investigational software for 3D glenoid measurements to simply checking which x-ray views elicit a greater consensus on greater tuberosity treatment.
July 28, 2005
Toshiba selects Cooper for CT slot
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems has named Joseph Cooper as its senior manager, radiology CT.
July 27, 2005
Suros names Smith as COO
Interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems has named James Smith as its vice president and chief operating officer (COO).
July 27, 2005
Neurognostics hires sales VP
Functional MRI (fMRI) applications developer Neurognostics of Milwaukee has hired Len Seward as vice president of sales.
July 27, 2005
Partners Imaging hires IT VP
Cardiovascular CT practice developer Partners Imaging has hired a new vice president of information services.
July 27, 2005
Turf sharing: Rads and cards in joint venture imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although turf wars over medical imaging have become commonplace between radiologists and other clinical specialties in the U.S., some cardiology and radiology groups have abandoned the battle in order to form mutually beneficial joint venture cardiac imaging centers.
July 27, 2005
Did the MRI community learn from the Colombini tragedy?
Four years ago this month, 6-year-old Michael Colombini died in the tragic MRI accident that has become the single greatest reference point for MRI safety. Word of the accident rolled like a grim tide over the radiology community in 2001 and forever changed the landscape of MRI safety -- or did it? MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains why the accident happened and the lessons we still need to learn from this tragedy.
July 27, 2005
Eigen taps Stentor vet as CTO
Cardiac image processing and PACS firm Eigen has named Chris Hafey as its new chief technology officer.
July 26, 2005
ACR questions proposed Medicare imaging pay cuts
By Tracie L. Thompson
The American College of Radiology is planning to "express its concerns" about a proposal by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce technical component payments for multiple imaging services on contiguous body parts.
July 26, 2005
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