Practice Management: Page 966

'Threatening' article to mammo expert throws malpractice case into disarray

A medical malpractice lawsuit against a Florida radiology group is now in limbo after one of the individual defendants sent a "threatening" article to a prominent radiologist who was testifying for the plaintiffs in her case.

December 15, 2003

VSM places MEG unit in Münster

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, B.C., reported that its CTF Systems subsidiary has finalized an agreement to provide a 275-channel MEG system to Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Germany.

December 10, 2003

Mayo to market MRI coils

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Mayo Clinic of Rochester, MN, has obtained Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a collection of MRI coils to other medical centers in the U.S.

December 10, 2003

Cook to begin testing endovascular TAA graft

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Cook has received a Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption (IDE) to begin a clinical investigation of its Zenith TX2 endovascular graft for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA).

December 10, 2003

Grissom named as Boston Scientific VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has named Thomas Grissom as its vice president of government affairs.

December 9, 2003

WebMD division names new president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

WebMD Envoy, the billing management services division of healthcare services and information technology developer WebMD, has named Tony Holcombe as president.

December 8, 2003

ASTRO opens office in Washington, DC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has set up a satellite office at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., in downtown Washington, DC.

December 7, 2003

Tower Imaging ends RadNet relationship

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Tower Imaging Medical Group has terminated its relationship with RadNet Management and its affiliates.

December 7, 2003

NeoRx makes executive moves

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Skeletal radiotherapy provider NeoRx has promoted COO Karen Auditore-Hargreaves to president.

December 7, 2003

VSM taps Price as CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Longtime Philips Medical Systems executive Jack Price has been named CEO of magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, BC.

December 4, 2003

Large-scale PACS initiatives require on-site DICOM testing

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Preparing imaging modalities to operate in a PACS environment can consume significant human and financial resources. And that task is complicated by the use of imaging systems of varying age and DICOM conformance, according to researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM).

December 3, 2003

UCLA’s strategy on long-term image storage yields results in pricing negotiations

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CHICAGO - Conventional application service provider (ASP) archive pricing strategies based on a fee-per-use model are not structured to leverage the declining cost of storage over time. For a large facility such as the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, negotiating a non-linear cost structure for its healthcare informatics ASP-based storage needs required ingenuity and perseverance.

December 3, 2003

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