Practice Management: Page 975

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
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
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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
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