Practice Management: Page 959

RTs stage 'sickout' to highlight problems, but gain many more
By Tracie L. Thompson
An effort by radiologic technologists in San Francisco to raise public awareness about understaffing and radiographic equipment failures at the city's only Level 1 trauma center may have achieved its goal -- but at a high cost to the RTs involved.
May 4, 2004
'Safety net' system stops patients from falling into follow-up black hole
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - A radiology report might suggest further work-up of a patient, and the referring physician is notified of such, but that information never quite makes it to the patient -- leaving behind people who receive less than optimal care. Radiologists in the Ann Arbor VA Health System in Michigan have managed to successfully bridge that gap by creating a follow-up tracking mechanism.
May 4, 2004
Prowess inks deal with Georgia Tech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment-planning software developer Prowess of Chico, CA, has inked a deal with the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta for the development of inverse brachytherapy planning technology.
May 3, 2004
Use of pediatric head CT growing steadily in emergency departments
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - The use of pediatric head CT for trauma evaluation increased steadily during the 1990s. By the end of the decade, CT was being used in nearly half of all head trauma evaluations, according to a new study based on the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
May 3, 2004
Use of gold loses luster in UAE
By N. Shivapriya
The findings of a Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology report on the use of gold-colored gelatin microspheres in UAE suggest that there may be a link between complications of endometritis developed after the procedure and the use of gold in the embolization.
May 2, 2004
WebMD completes Dakota Imaging purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
WebMD Practice Services of Elmwood Park, NJ, has closed on its acquisition of Dakota Imaging, a provider of healthcare claims-processing technology and business-process outsourcing services.
April 29, 2004
Standard Imaging buys Masthead Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Standard Imaging, a provider of radiation calibration and quality assurance instruments, has acquired the assets of Nanaimo, British Columbia-based Masthead Imaging. The deal gives Standard access to the Canadian firm’s PIPSpro software package and QC-3 phantom, which is used with electronic portal imaging devices (EPID), said Standard Imaging of Middleton, WI.
April 29, 2004
EBCT community loses a King
One of CT's pioneers has succumbed to colon cancer. David King, who was the lead engineer working with Sir Godfrey Hounsfield on the development of the first CT scanner, died of colon cancer April 24.
April 29, 2004
CPT codes and the politics of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
It is a bumpy ride, to be sure, but virtual colonoscopy is making steady progress toward the Holy Grail of any new medical test in the U.S.: Medicare reimbursement. The issuance of temporary CPT codes for virtual colonoscopy earlier this year is a major step forward on a political path that has been as tortuous as any colon.
April 29, 2004
NCQDIS launches overutilization awareness campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In-office physician self-referral is the target of a new campaign by the National Coalition for Quality Diagnostic Imaging Services (NCQDIS), a Washington, DC-based lobbying organization.
April 28, 2004
NEC-Mitsubishi taps marketing VP
Display provider NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America has promoted Doug Albregts to vice president of marketing.
April 27, 2004
Siemens, Mountain States sign clinical IT agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and Mountain States Health Alliance (MHSA) of Johnson City, TN, have signed a deal for the Malvern, PA-based vendor to implement a suite of its clinical IT systems.
April 26, 2004
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