Practice Management: Page 899

VC practice thrives in Wisconsin
By Eric Barnes
As debate inches forward in the U.S. over the value of screening virtual colonoscopy, a radiologist in the Midwest has already arranged reimbursement with local payors, and built a thriving practice.
May 9, 2005
Fuji taps new medical president
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has named a new president for the Stamford, CT, business.
May 8, 2005
Self-referral leasing deals draw scrutiny
By Brian Casey
May 4, 2005
As more referrers demand leases, rads hope for legal crackdown
By Tracie L. Thompson
Much of the recent debate over physician self-referral focuses on a simplified notion of in-office imaging where, nonradiologists argue, patient convenience prevails. But many radiologists are now facing the more complicated variant of self-referral through leases.
May 4, 2005
Oregon imaging centers garner OMA support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Oregon Medical Association (OMA) is supporting legislation to prevent the exclusion of qualified medical providers from the preferred provider panels of health insurance organizations.
May 3, 2005
Alliance notches positive first quarter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging posted fiscal 2005 first-quarter revenues of $106 million, an increase of 0.3% compared with $105.2 million for the same quarter last year.
May 2, 2005
Radiologix shows profitable Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging center operator Radiologix reported that although service-fee revenue declined for its fiscal 2005 first quarter, the firm showed profitability.
May 2, 2005
Zonare signs Shaw
Ultrasound vendor Zonare Medical Systems has hired 25-year ultrasound industry veteran Lars Shaw as vice president of marketing.
May 1, 2005
MDS hires Hawkins as chief science and technology officer
Canadian healthcare firm MDS of Toronto reported that Trevor Hawkins, Ph.D., will join the company in the newly created position of chief science and technology officer on May 2.
April 27, 2005
iCAD, R2 in patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology developer iCAD said it has received a letter from fellow CAD firm R2 Technology advising the Nashua, NH-based firm of its position that iCAD's Second Look product lines allegedly infringed on three U.S. patents licensed to R2.
April 27, 2005
Imaging centers pick up Portland physicians' endorsement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The board of directors of Pacific IPA, a Portland, OR-based independent physicians association, sent a letter to Providence Health System requesting that Providence re-evaluate its decision to terminate contracts with independent freestanding diagnostic imaging centers EPIC Imaging and Body Imaging Radiology of Portland.
April 26, 2005
Draxis names president of radiopharmaceuticals group
Draxis Health of Mississauga, Ontario, has selected Jean-Pierre Robert as the new president of its radiopharmaceuticals division in Montreal.
April 26, 2005
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