Practice Management: Page 973

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.
January 1, 2004
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VSM sells MEG to France
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, BC, has negotiated an agreement to provide a 275-channel MEG system to the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Lyon, France.
December 30, 2003
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December 22, 2003
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Survey predicts big loss of practitioners to retirement, changing work patterns
More than half of physicians aged 50 to 65 years are planning to retire, seek non-clinical jobs, or significantly reduce the number of patients they see in the next one to three years, according to a new survey by Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, a physician search and consulting firm.
December 22, 2003
Alliance provides 2004 guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Alliance Imaging said it expects 2004 first-quarter revenues to range from $99 million to $102 million, with adjusted EBITDA ranging from $37 million to $38 million.
December 21, 2003
New financing for U-Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-field breast ultrasound developer U-Systems has secured $25.6 million in additional venture capital funding. Siemens Venture Capital participated in this financing round, which was led by Sycamore Venture Partners of Princeton, NJ.
December 21, 2003
Low-field MR turns in varying results for MSK abnormalities, trauma
By Shalmali Pal
How useful is low-field MR in assessing musculoskeletal issues? A series of recent studies has tackled this question. The known benefits of low-field MR include greater comfort for claustrophobic and obese patients, a lower purchase price, and easier maintenance.
December 21, 2003
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Rubicon adds D’Abate and Watkins
Interventional device developer Rubicon Medical of Salt Lake City has hired Linda D'Abate as vice president of regulatory and clinical affairs and has named Ron Watkins as its vice president of operations.
December 17, 2003
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