Practice Management: Page 924

InSight taps new CFO
The parent company of imaging services provider InSight Health Services has appointed Mitch Hill as its executive vice president and CFO.
December 20, 2004
NEMA releases DICOM update
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has released a 16-part update to the DICOM standard.
December 20, 2004
Legionnaire's disease confirmed in Dutch RSNA attendee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Dutch radiologist who attended the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago has contracted Legionella pneumonia, according to an advisory e-mail from the Netherlands Society for Radiology (NVvR).
December 20, 2004
Swissray scores legal win
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Swissray International has received a favorable ruling in its four-year intellectual property battle with French firm DMS-Apelem of Nimes, France.
December 19, 2004
Medicare to expand carotid artery stenting coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it intends to extend Medicare coverage of carotid artery stenting to patients who are at high risk if they were to undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
December 19, 2004
Study delineates radiologist risk for malpractice claims
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
A recent study examined the malpractice history of radiologists affiliated with a 40-state preferred provider organization (PPO), and found that one in three had a malpractice claim on his or her record.
December 16, 2004
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ASP-powered PACS can slash costs
By Erik L. Ridley
An application service provider (ASP)-based PACS network can yield substantial cost savings compared with a traditional capital purchase model (CP-PACS), driven largely by the opportunity to purchase inexpensive display components directly from suppliers, according to research from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Houston.
December 16, 2004
MammoSite gets HCPCS codes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said that its MammoSite balloon catheter device has been assigned new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for placement of the product.
December 15, 2004
Impac posts profitable Q4, fiscal year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems firm Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, reported net sales of $69.2 million for fiscal 2004, a 22.6% increase from the $56.4 million in net sales posted for fiscal 2003.
December 15, 2004
HIMSS releases device disclosure statement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has published a Manufacturers Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security, a form completed by manufacturers that healthcare providers can use to assess medical device security risks.
December 15, 2004
NEMA releases patching white paper
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The joint NEMA/COCIR/JIRA Security and Privacy Committee (SPC) has issued a white paper on the patching of off-the-shelf software used in medical information systems.
December 15, 2004
Eastern Isotopes to launch dementia PET training program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isotope provider Eastern Isotopes of Sterling, VA, is teaming up with training and management services provider Integrated Medical Solutions to offer a PET dementia training program.
December 15, 2004
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