Practice Management: Page 964

AccuImage names Faliks as CEO
Imaging software developer AccuImage Diagnostics of South San Francisco, CA, has selected Aviel Faliks, Ph.D., as its CEO.
January 12, 2004
Array taps Major
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digitizer vendor Array USA has appointed George Major as director of support operations.
January 11, 2004
Xtria taps Littlewood
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consulting firm Xtria has appointed Ian Littlewood as president and COO.
January 11, 2004
AHRA focuses on CRA exam preparation in 2004
The Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA) designation is the only professional credential tailored specifically for radiology administrators. The certification, developed and maintained by the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) organization, assures that those persons who hold the credential have the minimum qualifications necessary to successfully manage an imaging department or center.
January 11, 2004
IHE profiles offer value in RIS/PACS acceptance testing
By Erik L. Ridley
Facilities that install integrated RIS/PACS networks can make good use of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) integration profiles during the acceptance testing process, according to researchers from Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
January 11, 2004
Radiologix amends credit facility with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Radiologix has amended and restated its $35 million credit facility with GE Healthcare Financial Services, according to the Dallas-based firm.
January 8, 2004
Olympus requests review of Given Imaging patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging reported that optics developer Olympus of Tokyo has submitted a request to the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine certain claims of one of the five U.S. patents Given holds.
January 8, 2004
Medicare database shows cardiologists driving up imaging costs
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
A pair of recent presentations by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia confirms what many radiologists have long suspected: a surge in noninvasive diagnostic imaging exams by cardiologists over the past few years.
January 8, 2004
Eclipse, Centura team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI), a provider of refurbished CT and CT simulation systems, has added multivendor service organization Centura X-Ray of Cleveland to its dealer network.
January 6, 2004
Electronic exam ordering offers pros, cons in PACS
Implementing PACS requires careful consideration of how to handle the radiology ordering process. Giving up a card-based ordering system in favor of electronic ordering offers compelling benefits as well as some challenging drawbacks.
January 5, 2004
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AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The good news is that private-practice offices and imaging centers received the lion’s share of reimbursement for noninvasive diagnostic imaging.
January 4, 2004
Six Sigma tools improve patient throughput
In today’s competitive environment for outpatient imaging services, it is imperative to be as resourceful as possible. Declining reimbursements, increasing costs, and competition from entrepreneurial physician groups make operational efficiencies a must-have for hospital-based imaging centers. One approach that is proven to effectively increase efficiency is Six Sigma -- a didactic statistical methodology for improving and reducing the amount of variation in any process.
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