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InSiteOne nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archiving services provider InSiteOne said it has received "significant" financing from venture capital firm ATEL Ventures.
August 11, 2004
InSight shuffles executive lineup
Imaging services provider InSight Health Services reported that Steven Plochocki, its president and CEO, left the firm on Monday. Michael Cannizzaro, the company's chairman of the board, has been appointed president and CEO in his place.
August 10, 2004
Medicare set to raise outpatient rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a payment rate update and other policy changes in its annual Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule.
August 9, 2004
Orex hires Evers as sales VP
Computed radiography firm Orex Computed Radiography USA of Auburndale, MA, has hired Scott Evers as vice president of North American medical sales.
August 9, 2004
MDCT drives important changes in U.K. healthcare
By Eric Barnes
Great Britain, which gave the world CT technology only to lag in its implementation, is making up for lost time. Thanks to a massive increase in funding since 1997, the National Health Service is beginning to show real progress in CT and beyond.
August 9, 2004
Alliance posts Q2 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging reported second-quarter revenues of $109.5 million, up 3.9% compared with the $105.3 million reported in the second quarter of 2003. For the period (end-June 30), the Anaheim, CA-based vendor had net income of $11.7 million, compared with net income of $5.7 million a year ago.
August 8, 2004
Fighting fear, uncertainty, and doubt in asset management
It's enough to make a grown administrator shudder -- that sinking feeling that comes with finding out you need to replace a part in your clinical equipment. Judy Kujawa of asset management firm USCS tells you how to manage your equipment service options at the lowest possible cost while keeping your scanners humming.
August 8, 2004
Study sounds alarm over integrity of expert readers' testimony
By Shalmali Pal
A new study is adding fuel to the controversy over expert-witness testimony. The study found that medical experts commonly used by plaintiffs' attorneys routinely identify abnormalities on chest x-rays at a rate far higher than that of independent radiologists.
August 5, 2004
Unpaid claims are a multibillion-dollar problem
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Imagine being able to get away with paying only 78% of your monthly bills on time, and disregarding any late fees. Better yet, why not simply toss out 6% of those nagging bills and never have to pay them at all. If put into practice, most folks would have either their assets on the auction block or would be ducking the cover of bankruptcy protection. But for managed-care payors in the U.S., it is business as usual.
August 5, 2004
Radiologix reports Q2 loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Radiologix reported second-quarter fee revenue of $67.7 million, up 9.1% compared with the $62 million reported in the same period last year.
August 4, 2004
Education, interaction key to reducing mammography litigation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
BOSTON - Bonnie Rush, president of Breast Imaging Specialists, offered a sobering assessment of the state of U.S. mammography practice at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting earlier this week.
August 4, 2004
Pre-PACS assessment gives an edge in installation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
BOSTON - The more effort put into planning, the better the eventual outcome of most projects. A successful PACS installation also begins with a thorough pre-PACS assessment, according to Jay Mazurowski, director of radiology at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH.
August 3, 2004
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