Practice Management: Page 899

Integrated 2D/3D offers workflow, clinical gains
By Erik L. Ridley
Integrating real-time 3D into a 2D PACS viewing environment can solve a host of interpretation challenges and yield significant workflow gains, according to a presentation at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting in Orlando, FL.
June 16, 2005
Digirad, MarCap join in financing venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad and healthcare equipment financing firm MarCap of Chicago have signed an agreement to provide financing products for Digirad customers.
June 15, 2005
VSM nets Aston contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been awarded a contract to provide a CTF MEG system to Aston University's Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies in Birmingham, U.K.
June 15, 2005
Oregon imaging centers drop injunction request
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The dispute between two imaging centers fighting to remain part of an Oregon preferred provider network took another turn this week when the centers abandoned a request to prevent the network from kicking them out, and instead asked for an expedited trial in the case.
June 15, 2005
MR safety versus the bottom line: Why safety pays
The design and operation of an MRI facility can reduce risk-weighted liabilities, increase magnet uptime, and enhance patient throughput, according to MRI architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk. They explain how enhancing safety and quality of care in the MRI suite are also solutions for enhancing the bottom line.
June 15, 2005
Frost: European refurbished equipment market faces challenges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European refurbished medical imaging equipment market generated $139.5 million in revenue in 2004, and is projected to reach $213.1 million in 2009, according to a report recently published by Frost & Sullivan.
June 14, 2005
Medicare's condition in 2005: critical
Dr. Howard Forman, associate editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, offers an overview of the condition of Medicare and explains why he believes the program's critical state is a crucial issue of our time -- one that requires some serious deliberation.
June 14, 2005
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MedQuist ends AAMT line-based billing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition provider and medical transcription firm MedQuist said it has eliminated the use of the American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT) line unit of measurement across its customer base.
June 13, 2005
New efforts urged to 'save' pediatric radiology
By Eric Barnes
According to a recent Society of Pediatric Radiology report, 100 pediatric radiology positions went unfilled in the U.S. in 2003, and by the end of 2004 the total had risen to 117. Is the subspecialty in crisis? The authors of a June Radiology editorial think so, and suggest a number of creative ideas for reinventing pediatric radiology.
June 13, 2005
Berman joins Amicas board
Imaging veteran Dr. Phillip Berman has been appointed to the board of directors of PACS firm Amicas of Boston.
June 12, 2005
The importance of medical display calibration
Display system calibration is important to ensure that each image is shown consistently and accurately every time it is viewed. In this white paper, Adi Abileah, chief research scientist at medical display manufacturer Planar Systems, discusses the importance of monitor calibration, and examines two commonly used methods for calibrating displays.
June 9, 2005
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AJR adds women's imaging section, names Javitt as associate editor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Journal of Roentenology said it will debut a new section in its journal focused on the field of women's imaging.
June 8, 2005
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