Practice Management: Page 967

Emergency physicians are ordering more x-ray and US but reading less
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - An eight-year retrospective study of U.S. Medicare reimbursement data shows an increase in the volume of ultrasound and conventional radiographic studies in the emergency department and a decrease in the number of exams performed by emergency medicine physicians, according to radiology researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
December 1, 2003
Nonradiologists outpace radiologists in skyrocketing use of ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Ultrasound utilization by cardiologists grew more than three times as rapidly as use by radiologists between 1993 and 2001, according to research from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
November 30, 2003
Karachi connection: CT best for busting heroin smugglers
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - These days the long arm of the law is reaching deep into suspected drug-smuggling operations in Pakistan -- in some cases right into the bellies of suspected drug traffickers. In cases referred by customs officials, radiologists in the port city of Karachi are now using abdominal ultrasound, x-ray and CT to thwart so-called "body packers" who swallow capsules of heroin before attempting to leave the country.
November 30, 2003
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RIS-PACS integration delivers improved interpretation, reporting times
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - While it’s well understood that integrating RIS and PACS networks can improve workflow, productivity, and patient care, quantifying those achievements can prove success as well as identify areas requiring additional process reengineering, according to researchers from the University of Montreal Hospital (CHUM).
November 30, 2003
McKesson makes executive moves
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
McKesson Information Solutions has hired Greg Arnsdorff as vice president and deputy general manager for its Medical Imaging Group.
November 27, 2003
Demographic Profile
AuntMinnie.com actively engages a tightly focused audience of radiologists and health imaging professionals on a daily basis. We have developed trusted relationships with more than 89,000 registered members and numerous advertising partners.
November 27, 2003
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Ethicon expands Mammotome use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to expand the use of its Mammotome breast biopsy system.
November 25, 2003
SenoRx receives CMS pass-through reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer interventional device company SenoRx said that it has received a transitional device pass-through reimbursement code for its tissue localization excision medical device products from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
November 24, 2003
ScImage lands Kentucky order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management provider ScImage has received a PACS order from Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging Center in Bowling Green, KY.
November 24, 2003
X-ray, image intensifier tube costs decline
November 24, 2003
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Sonora adds Mexican partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sonora Medical Systems has signed an exclusive license and supply agreement with Suncom Solución Commercial of Mexico City.
November 23, 2003
Is your preventive imaging program responsible?
Advances in sophisticated noninvasive screening capabilities and accelerating consumer healthcare expectations converge daily at the contemporary preventive imaging centers that dot the 21st-century landscape. In large part, this has been driven by widespread media coverage of screening exams and appealing advertisements touting the benefits of a "fantastic voyage" through "le corps intérieur."
November 23, 2003
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