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HealthImaging News
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May 6, 2008 | Volume 6, Number 91
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Top Stories
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Medtronic signs FDA's injunction to stop making, selling some defibrillators
The two top executives of Physio-Control and its parent company Medtronic have signed a consent decree of permanent injunction related to automatic external defibrillators manufactured by Physio-Control. |
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Medicare SGR flaws may drive rising healthcare costs
LAS VEGAS—The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to calculate the rate for physician reimbursement is inherently flawed and may be a prime driver in the growth of ancillary service utilization, such as in-office diagnostic imaging, according to William F. Jessee, MD, president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). |
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McKesson revenues rise in Q4, year-end
McKesson reported higher revenues and profit for the fourth quarter and for the year, which ended March 31. |
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Industry News
HHS outlines final health IT plans under Bush administration
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, identifying 62 actions it intends to take across the department, in the final year of President George W. Bush's administration.
CCHIT certifies HealthPort EMR system
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has certified HealthPort's EMR, saying it meets the Commission's ambulatory EMR criteria for 2007.
Kaiser completes EHR rollout
Kaiser Permanente has completed the implementation of an outpatient EHR system for its 8.7 million members.
Home health monitoring adoption to rise, despite payor resistance
The digital health industry still faces challenges in convincing private insurers to adopt home health monitoring technologies. Yet, vendors can overcome payor resistance by providing verifiable trial results and further education regarding the benefits of home health monitoring technologies, according to a new study by Parks Associates.
Clinical Studies
MRI, mammography better than mammography alone for high-risk patients
Screening with both MRI and mammography might rule out cancerous lesions better than mammography alone in women who are known or likely to have an inherited predisposition to breast cancer, according to a systematic review published in the May 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
New Products
Agfa unveils Impax Enterprise Productivity Suite at RBMA
Agfa HealthCare introduced its Impax Enterprise Productivity Suite, an offering that manages diagnostic reading and reporting across distributed PACS environments, at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) summit, being held this week in Las Vegas.
Dolbey introduces a back-end speech recognition product
Dolbey, a healthcare dictation, transcription, speech and coding products company, has unveiled a new speech recognition product, Voice2Text, at the Medical Transcription Industry Alliance conference in Long Beach, Calif.
Partnerships & Alliances
Merck, GE Healthcare ink respiratory imaging drug development deal
GE Healthcare has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Merck to share technology on imaging of the lungs for respiratory treatment development.
Contracts & Installations
North Carolina radiology group selects InterSystems software
Greensboro Radiology has chosen InterSystems Ensemble software as its enterprise-wide integration platform.
Scantek nets two Brazilian mammo contracts
Scantek Medical's wholly owned subsidiary, Scantek Medical do Brasil, will sell an aggregate of 70,000 units of its BreastCare/BreastAlert differential temperature sensor product to two companies in Brazil.
Executive Announcements
ARRS names Crowe as president
John K. Crowe, MD, has been named the 2008-2009 president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).
Neurognostics appoints Stafford as president, CEO
William L. Stafford has joined Neurognostics, a medical imaging company, as president and CEO.
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