Practice Management: Page 995

PMCA to market screening centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Gainesville, FL-based company is banking on self-referral business from aging U.S. baby boomers to drive its growth in the screening market. The firm, Predictive Medicine Centers of America, is seeking to partner with diagnostic imaging centers in a franchise-based model.
March 18, 2003
Filmless environments must still deal with paper
By Erik L. Ridley
SAN ANTONIO - In a talk at PACS 2003: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, Dr. Neal Rutledge of Austin Radiological Association in Austin, TX, discussed issues related to digitization of documents in a PACS environment.
March 16, 2003
Kingsley Coach gets mobile PET order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Kingsley Coach of Middleburg, PA, has received an order to manufacture a mobile medical coach to carry a PET system manufactured by CPS Innovations of Knoxville, TN, and distributed by Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH.
March 13, 2003
Colorado MedTech sold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging technology manufacturer Colorado MedTech has entered into an agreement to sell the firm to CIVCO Holding, an entity controlled by KRG Capital Partners of Denver.
March 13, 2003
CARE bill reintroduced
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence (CARE) bill (H.R. 1214) has been reintroduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Heather Wilson, R-N.M.
March 13, 2003
SalaryScan survey: Subspecialization pays off for radiology professionals
By Brian Casey
Acquiring subspecialized expertise pays big dividends for radiology professionals, according to the latest data from a new compensation survey published by AuntMinnie.com and healthcare recruiting firm CompHealth.
March 12, 2003
2003 03 13 16 58 08 706
Radiologix shows uptick in 2002
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
For the 2002 fiscal year (end-December 31), imaging services provider Radiologix reported service-fee revenue of $283.9 million, a 2.6% increase compared with $276.7 million reported for the 2001 fiscal year. Net income for the year was $10.8 million, compared with $13.8 million for the year before.
March 12, 2003
Billing blues: Eliminating denials for imaging services
In an era of shrinking reimbursements and a more aggressive stance from Medicare and other third-party payors, radiologists can no longer afford to write off payment denials. Coding and billing specialist Cindi Dukes explains why claims are denied and offers a few payment collection methods.
March 12, 2003
Impac establishes Philips relationship
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has signed an OpenRT certification agreement with Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands.
March 11, 2003
ECR 2003 closes with record attendance and new plans for 2004
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Rising attendance and great expectations marked Tuesday's closing of the 2003 European Congress of Radiology. The scientific presentations provided by the ECR are opening up tremendous new opportunities for education and training, said outgoing president Dr. Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis.
March 10, 2003
Cook signs deal with HealthTrust Purchasing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The agreement covers a variety of Cook’s wire guides, balloon and diagnostic catheters.
March 10, 2003
Janer given nod as Fischer CTO
Roman Janer comes to Fischer from Hologic.
March 10, 2003
Previous Page
Page 995 of 1191
Next Page