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IHE cardiology technical framework open for comment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Efforts to expand the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative to cardiology are nearing fruition. An IHE cardiology technical framework has been released for public comment.
June 16, 2004
Zonare hires Southard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems (formerly Novasonics) has appointed Donald Southard as president and CEO.
June 16, 2004
PET Medicare reimbursement -- narrow but widening
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Reimbursement for PET procedures in the U.S. has improved incrementally over the past few years. But coverage can still be problematic. In an effort to hold down costs, the CMS has tightly controlled payments for the use of PET in diagnostic imaging. The best bet for practitioners to receive payment is to be aware of the specifics for Medicare reimbursement.
June 16, 2004
CMS to reimburse PET for Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that it intends to expand Medicare coverage of PET to include some Medicare beneficiaries with suspected Alzheimer's disease.
June 15, 2004
Evolved names Landman medical director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian healthcare information technology provider Evolved Digital Systems has selected neuroradiologist Dr. Jeffery Landman as its medical director, according to the Laval, Quebec-based vendor.
June 15, 2004
Contrast media market set to double by 2009
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The overall market for contrast media in the U.S. is expected to double from the $1.41 billion posted in 2003 to $2.58 billion by 2009, according to a recent study by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.
June 15, 2004
MedQuist delisted from Nasdaq
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MedQuist has received notice that its common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq National Market at the start of business on Wednesday June 16.
June 14, 2004
ACR rejects Institute of Medicine's mammo tech proposal
By Tracie L. Thompson
The Washington, DC-based institute had not even released its report last week before the American College of Radiology sent out a press statement announcing its opposition to the reading suggestion. The proposal is one of 10 recommendations made in an IOM report titled "Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis."
June 14, 2004
Reports to FDA allege damage to breast implants during screening
By Shalmali Pal
When a woman with breast implants arrives for mammography, there's a chance the imaging specialists will have to contend with a rupture, leakage, or at the very least, more demanding positioning requirements. But how often do adverse events involving breast implants occur during mammography?
June 14, 2004
Castell named GE's vice chairman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare president and CEO Sir William Castell has been appointed vice chairman of General Electric's board of directors.
June 13, 2004
NJ to provide malpractice insurance assistance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New Jersey Governor James McGreevey signed the New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act earlier this week. The medical malpractice legislation provides for tort reform, healthcare system reform, and insurance reform, according to the state.
June 10, 2004
Ganz takes OmniSonics helm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular ultrasound developer OmniSonics Medical Technologies of Wilmington, MA, has named Richard Ganz as president and CEO.
June 10, 2004
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