Practice Management: Page 931

Medicalis gets Dana-Farber install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Decision-support developer Medicalis of Kitchener, Ontario, has launched its Percipio order management system at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston.

November 11, 2004

Health Net signs deal with CareCore

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Health Net of the Northeast and CareCore National have signed an agreement under which CareCore will manage radiology services, including quality, frequency, and cost management, for Health Net's members in New York and New Jersey.

November 9, 2004

Insight Management Systems

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Insight Management Systems, formerly Insight Healthcare Information Systems, will be arriving at this year's RSNA conference with a cluster of informatics applications for the women's imaging market, including the debut of its OmniTrack - Women's Center Manager. The modular system is fully customizable and can adapt to varying work environments, according to the Encino, CA-based firm.

November 9, 2004

Sectra

By Kate Madden Yee

Sectra of Linköping, Sweden, will present its Sectra MicroDose Mammography full-field digital system, designed for high-volume screening environments. The system's detector absorbs almost 100% of the x-ray photons that strike it, which results in much lower radiation dose, according to the company.

November 9, 2004

Web site promotes lung cancer awareness among women

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A group of female oncologists have formed Women Against Lung Cancer (WALC), designed to increase public awareness of the disease among women, and foster gender-related research.

November 8, 2004

NAI Tech inks European deal with Visiplex

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

DICOM solutions firm NAI Tech Products of Auburn, CA, has entered into a technical services and distribution agreement with Germany's Visiplex Medical Systems to provide service and support for European and Middle Eastern countries.

November 8, 2004

Molecular imaging breaks out as reimbursement expands

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Molecular imaging continued its brisk rate of growth in 2004, with U.S. procedure volume in PET imaging set to rise 35% by year-end to about 900,000 studies, compared to the 650,000 procedures performed last year.

November 7, 2004

Hartford offers imaging equipment insurance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Insurance provider Hartford Financial Services Group of Hartford, CT, has launched an insurance package designed to cover contingencies involved in the ownership and operation of high-end medical imaging equipment.

November 4, 2004

MR Instruments names Minter as CEO

MRI coil manufacturer MR Instruments of Minneapolis has named Charles Minter as its new CEO. Minter has served as the company's president since 2003.

November 4, 2004

FCG appoints Grier as director

First Consulting Group (FCG) has named medical imaging industry veteran Scott Grier as director of its Integrated Digital Enterprise and Solutions (IDEAS) group.

November 3, 2004

MedQuist to restate 2002 financials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Transcription services provider MedQuist said that it may have to restate its financial statements for its 2002 fiscal year, its forms 10-Q filed during 2002 and 2003, and all earnings releases.

November 3, 2004

Radiologists (mostly) cheer as insurers set imaging rules

By Tracie L. Thompson

The concept isn't new, but "privileging" of imaging providers is gaining steam among payors. The trend may force changes in radiology practices, but it's more likely to curb imaging self-referral, making health plans the unexpected protectors and champions of imaging specialists.

November 3, 2004

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