Practice Management: Page 913

Contracting IHE key for interoperable implementation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Institutions that have implemented information systems with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) capabilities have reported savings in both time and money with adopting the initiative. Ensuring IHE compatibility, however, is more than a matter of requesting it from a vendor -- it's a contractual necessity.
March 10, 2005
DR Systems gets Florida install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS developer DR Systems has signed a contract worth more than $5 million for installation and maintenance of a PACS at the 764-bed Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, FL, according to the San Diego-based company.
March 9, 2005
Gamma Medica names two vice presidents
Gamma probe developer Gamma Medica has selected Kevin Parnham as its vice president of engineering and Scott Longacre as its vice president of finance and chief financial officer, according to the Northridge, CA-based firm.
March 9, 2005
GE names new MR division chief
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has named John Chiminski as vice president and general manager of the Waukesha, WI, company's MRI operations.
March 9, 2005
Web-based workflow and reporting systems keep imaging on track
By Shalmali Pal
The Internet holds the key for more efficient workflow and reporting, according to two recent studies. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found that an Internet-based workflow management system streamlined communication between clinicians, radiologists, and technologists. And another group has proposed using the Web to open a new communication channel directly from radiologists to patients.
March 9, 2005
Cardiology leader slams ACR's imaging initiatives
By Tracie L. Thompson
ORLANDO, FL - The turf war over imaging in America now appears fully engaged, with the president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) calling on fellow specialists to repel efforts by radiologists to limit the provision of imaging by nonradiologists.
March 9, 2005
Cardiac CT societies merge, as field's golden age dawns
By Tracie L. Thompson
ORLANDO, FL - After only a brief existence as separate entities, two new cardiovascular CT societies have combined themselves with a goal of promoting their subspecialty and increasing opportunities for training in it, particularly for cardiologists.
March 8, 2005
Alliance shows gain in Q4 revenue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging center services provider Alliance Imaging posted fourth-quarter revenues of $107.2 million, an increase of 5.5% compared to the $101.6 million for the same quarter last year.
March 8, 2005
GE's Six Sigma keeps cardiac patients in ER for rapid treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare introduced the Six Sigma model for the management of chest pain at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando, FL, this week.
March 7, 2005
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Radiology Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
March 6, 2005
New neuroimaging society forms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Functional Neuroradiology (ASFNR) is currently accepting applications for charter members. Applications are due by April 1.
March 2, 2005
Positron nets PET order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron has shipped a remanufactured PET scanner to Laredo Molecular Imaging in Laredo, TX.
March 2, 2005
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