Practice Management: Page 983

U.K. group accuses breast cancer screening advocates of disinformation
By Shalmali Pal
Breast cancer screening is under attack once again. This time, a U.K. group suggests that "paternalistic agents of the state" are more concerned with achieving large-scale screening results than letting women know about the risks of mammography.
July 10, 2003
Shortage of nuclear medicine technologists shows no signs of abating
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The aging of certified nuclear medicine technologists matches that of the general U.S. population. But as more Americans require nuclear medicine services, a decreasing number of qualified professionals will be available to provide those services.
July 10, 2003
DaVita acquires nephrology practices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Outpatient center developer DaVita of Torrance, CA, has signed an agreement with Baxter Healthcare of Deerfield, IL, to acquire its RMS Lifeline and RMS Disease Management divisions.
July 9, 2003
Medical Manager nets new client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology information systems provider of Van Nuys, CA, has extended its Florida customer base by selling its Intergy practice management system to Diagnostic Centers of America.
July 9, 2003
X-ray film recycling raises HIPAA concerns
Despite all the talk about the relationship between PACS and digital imaging to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a great deal of x-ray film is still being sold and used throughout the U.S. Jason Ball of Petag Corporation discusses film recycling practices that can present patient-privacy concerns.
July 9, 2003
AuntMinnie Imaging Center Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The high business failure rate for imaging centers makes it clear that simply throwing open the doors to an outpatient imaging center is not enough. A thorough financial analysis must be performed before putting the money down on the table.
July 7, 2003
SNM goes live with online journal submission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine will now accept online manuscript submissions as well as conduct the peer review process on the Web.
July 7, 2003
Hill to lead Siemens service group
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has named Randy Hill to lead the company’s service operations in the U.S.
July 3, 2003
Given Imaging gets Israeli reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said that Menora Insurance, one of Israel’s largest insurance companies, has issued reimbursement coverage for use of its M2A capsule endoscope for direct imaging of the entire small intestine.
July 2, 2003
Online scheduling improves satisfaction
By Erik L. Ridley
Referring physicians increasingly prefer online scheduling of radiology procedures to the traditional telephone method, and may change providers if their scheduling experience is unsatisfactory, according to a research team led by Dr. Biswata Mozumdar from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
July 2, 2003
Survey respondents prefer RSNA date switch
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chicago in July is a far better proposition than the Windy City in November, according to respondents to an AuntMinnie.com survey on whether to switch the date of the Radiological Society of North America meeting.
July 1, 2003
R2 responds to iCAD lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, today said it would vigorously defend itself against a patent infringement lawsuit filed by competitor iCAD.
July 1, 2003
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