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FDA promotes Schultz
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Dr. Daniel Schultz as director of its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Schultz has been acting director of CDRH since April 1, following the resignation of previous director Dr. David Feigal.
July 26, 2004
What your vendor may not have told you about magnetic contamination
Day in and day out, your MRI suite may be getting more and more contaminated. The good news is that it's only magnetic contamination, and is at such low levels that it won't present the risks associated with high-field sources. The bad news is that it may be making your magnet room a no-man's land.
July 26, 2004
Radiologists are hot, but no longer red-hot
There’s good news and bad news for radiologists on the recruiting front. The good news is that you're no longer being hunted like the last unicorn in the forest. The bad news is that, according to Merritt Hawkins & Associates' 2004 review of physician recruitment incentives, radiologists are no longer the most in-demand physicians in the U.S.
July 25, 2004
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WebMD shuffles executive lineup
WebMD has promoted WebMD Practices Services president Tom Stampiglia to the post of executive vice president of WebMD. He will now report to WebMD CEO Roger Holstein.
July 22, 2004
HMOs with greatest market share adopt MR technology at slower rate
By Shalmali Pal
The bigger, the better -- or so the expression goes -- unless the topic is health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and their use of advanced MRI. In that case, the larger the HMO, the less likely it is to invest in bigger and better MR technologies.
July 22, 2004
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July 22, 2004
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July 22, 2004
Miracor adds cash
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging center operator Miracor Diagnostics has completed a private placement of $1 million in 3% Series A convertible preferred stock. The 2.7 million shares are convertible one-for-one into common stock at 37¢ per share, subject to certain limitations and registrations, according to the San Diego-based firm.
July 21, 2004
Radiologists install PET/CT despite community opposition
By Tracie L. Thompson
When a committee that includes your three biggest payors recommends against your installing a PET/CT scanner, do you go ahead anyway? The question is one of several raised in connection with events in upstate New York that some say are leading to an "arms race" in imaging.
July 21, 2004
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PET procedure volume to surge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET procedure volume reached 650,000 procedures in 2003, up 48% from 2002, according to a recent report by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems of Las Vegas.
July 20, 2004
Cardinal Health hit with shareholder suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dallas law firm Baron & Budd has filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Cardinal Health.
July 20, 2004
Self-referral reform targets Stark loopholes
By Brian Casey
The rising use of medical imaging technology in the U.S. has drawn increased attention to loopholes in U.S. laws that allow non-radiologist physicians to install and operate imaging equipment in their own offices.
July 20, 2004
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