Practice Management: Page 913

In-depth approach needed for PACS security
By Erik L. Ridley
PACS networks must provide several levels of security to offer the best protection against external and internal attacks, according to researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Houston.
January 19, 2005
Thrall joins E-Z-EM board
Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM has appointed Dr. James Thrall to its board of directors.
January 18, 2005
IMC unveils PACS Sanity Check
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology consulting firm Image Management Consultants (IMC) of Winter Park, FL, has rolled out its PACS Sanity Check service.
January 18, 2005
Sagemark closes offering, raises $7.5 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging operator Sagemark Companies has consummated the final closing of a private placement of shares of its common stock and warrants, with gross proceeds totaling $7.5 million, according to the New York City-based firm.
January 17, 2005
Medicare panel endorses national privileging, Stark changes
By Tracie L. Thompson
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is recommending the adoption of standards that would limit who can provide imaging under the U.S. federal health plan. The commission will present its imaging proposals, along with other recommendations such as changes to the Stark law, to Congress in March.
January 17, 2005
Automated report tracking serves clinical, educational goals
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Radiologists are facing an ever-growing volume of patients. Managing cases for either clinical follow-up or teaching purposes adds time to workflow and decreases throughput. But researchers from Boston have streamlined clinical workflow by using an automated tracking system.
January 17, 2005
Analogic to redo more financial statements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic said it will now have to restate its financial statements for fiscal 2002 and 2003.
January 16, 2005
Gane cleared of SEC charges
Dr. David Gane, former president and chief executive officer of dental imaging developer Dicom Imaging Systems, has been cleared of all securities fraud charges by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
January 12, 2005
AHRA reports CRA results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) of Sudbury, MA, reported that 65% of the 51 eligible candidates who took its Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA) exam in October last year received the credential.
January 12, 2005
New cardiac CT society formed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (SCCT) has been formed. The society will be based in Damascus, MD, and aims to be the recognized representative and advocate for physicians, scientists, and technologists who work in the field of cardiac CT.
January 12, 2005
NEMA responds to WSJ article
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has issued a statement in response to an article in the January 12 edition of the Wall Street Journal.
January 12, 2005
ATS offers minority scholarship to 2005 meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is now accepting applications for its Minority Trainee Travel Awards (MTTA) program. MTTA provides travel funds for trainees of minority backgrounds to attend the ATS international conference, taking place May 20-25 in San Diego.
January 11, 2005
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