Practice Management: Page 942

SNM names new head of technologist section
The Society of Nuclear Medicine has chosen Valerie Cronin as president-elect of its Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section.
July 7, 2004
Medical malpractice legislation: An all-around non-starter?
While there are innumerable reasons why medical malpractice reform efforts have failed in the U.S., insurance consulting expert T. Lloyd Croft examines some of the most likely culprits. Unfortunately, he says, it's not likely we'll see progress on this issue anytime soon.
July 7, 2004
Philips releases Hungarian speech-recognition software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Speech Processing has released a Hungarian Radiology ConText package for its SpeechMagic speech recognition software.
July 6, 2004
New business models help cancer centers spend wisely
By Shalmali Pal
Cancer centers that take a "wait and see" approach to adopting new technology run the risk of losing ground in their markets, according to a series of articles in the latest Oncology Issues. Instead, the authors say, centers should keep in mind that new acquisitions are rarely approved overnight, so getting a head start can make all the difference.
July 6, 2004
AK Specialty Vehicles gets U.K. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prime Medical Services of Austin, TX, reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, mobile-coach manufacturer AK Specialty Vehicles of Harvey, IL, was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by Alliance Medical of Oxfordshire, U.K.
July 6, 2004
More PACS secrets exposed
By Brian Casey
The second installment in our ongoing series on the myths and realities of PACS deals with the return-on-investment (ROI) analysis, a crucial step in any PACS acquisition.
July 6, 2004
Part II: Exploring PACS secrets
By Michael J. Cannavo
Like two kids fighting over the same toy, PACS has created a battlefield between radiology and hospital information technology (IT) departments in recent years. Numerous articles have been written about who owns PACS -- radiology or IT -- from both a decision-making and support perspective. The reality, however, is actually a contradiction: No one owns PACS and everyone owns PACS.
July 5, 2004
AHRA names president-elect, 2004-2005 board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators has six new members for its 2004-2005 board of directors.
June 30, 2004
Varian reports first clinical use of robotic imager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems said that Emory University School of Medicine's department of radiology has become the first U.S. healthcare facility to provide radiotherapy treatments using its robotic on-board imaging system for tracking tumor locations and positioning patients.
June 30, 2004
Medicare takes hard line on HIPAA compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beginning next week, electronic Medicare claims that do not meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards will be treated as paper claims and will be paid more slowly than HIPAA-compliant claims, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
June 30, 2004
Radiologists beware: PACS could make you obsolete
By Eric Barnes
MONTREAL - Now that PACS has eliminated radiologists’ central role as image gatekeepers, those who adopt information technology without also transforming themselves risk marginalization and even obsolescence, according to PACS pioneer Dr. Paul Chang.
June 30, 2004
Molecular Insight adds chief medical officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope imaging developer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals has tapped Dr. Nicholas Borys as chief medical officer. Borys joins the Cambridge, MA-based firm with 16 years of experience in pharmaceutical development, including stints with Bracco Diagnostics and Amersham Healthcare (now GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences).
June 29, 2004
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