November 07, 2009
DOTmed Forum Posts
- Honest / Dishonest
- Beware of Aram Avadis and Medical Technologies Glendale, CA
- References for Mike Jackson of Combined Imaging
- Re: Beware of SYLVIA EVANS
- Re: Need information about Century Yamakyu Corporation
- Looking for references for Mark Charaf, Global Medical Equipment
- Service Technicians
- xray ceiling unit weight?
- Re: GE Signa Profile auto install floppy
- Ratheon X-ray Room Manuals
- DPX Duo Manual
- ECG MACHINE NOT WORKING IN AUTO MODE
- Charity
- Re: Would like to donate stretchers
- Sleepdiagnostic equipment needed
- Seeking those who have donated (or received) for a DOTmed story
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The American College of Radiology announced it will be among the first to apply for authority to accredit freestanding diagnostic imaging centers as required by new CMS rules.
Bringing It In: Injectors are an important part of the imaging process
Get helpful sites and dashboards to track the spread of the disease and access health information and services.
Broken long bones that aren't healing could be patched up by shock waves.
The announcement of the final rules by CMS, believed to slash imaging reimbursements by 16 percent, could result in mass closings of rural clinics, according to the American College of Radiology.
There's also an Aquilion 64-slice CT scanner manufactured June 2007 up for bid... and check out all our hospital surplus equipment auctions... there's something for everyone!
Needle-less, pain-free and home drug delivery devices to show growth in the parenteral market, according to analysts.
In the wake of accidental radiation overexposure of hundreds of patients at a Los Angeles hospital, two leading radiologists groups offer guidelines for making sure patients are getting safe scans.
A recent study presented at this year's ASTRO annual meeting shows that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can kill lung cancer tumors and keep them from recurring in medically frail patients ineligible for surgery.
H.R. 3962 estimated to cost $894 billion, reduce budget deficit by $104 billion.
A new and better way for Biomedical Engineers to source parts.
DOTmed Press Room
Sg2 Announces Its INSIGHT System to Improve Hospitals' Clinical Performance and Bottom Line Results
Future-focused performance management system prepares hospital leaders for the changing health care environment.
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Supports Standards in HIT Standards Committee Testimony
Workgroup advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).
Letter From the Editor
Pre-RSNA Service Webinar
Service has come to the forefront of the medical equipment landscape. That's why DOTmed is hosting a webinar Nov. 18 called "The Evolution of Equipment Service: How to Navigate Through Tough Financial Times."
We'll present results of an in-depth study of the market forces that are shaping the equipment service industry today. We expect this webinar to be of particular interest to financial people, in-house service personnel, front-line department heads, as well as the OEMs and independents.
Join us for this free, informative and interactive session.
See you there.
Barbara Kram, Editor
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People & Companies
- Chairman Rockefeller Sends Open Letter to CIGNA on Insurance Practices
- Letter critical of industry medical loss ratio information.
- TriMedx to Join Pre-RSNA Webinar on Equipment Service -- You're Invited to Attend
- "The Evolution of Equipment Service: How to Navigate Through Tough Financial Times" will be hosted by DOTmed on Nov. 18th. Sponsored by ReMedPar.
- ASTRO: Hologic MammoSite Radiation Therapy Keeps Cancer From Recurring
- Breast cancer patients treated with Hologic's MammoSite radiation therapy system experienced less than a 4% rate of recurring cancer after five years.
- This Month in Medical History: Facing the World Again
- A face transplant transformed surgery in November 2005.
- MEDICA 2009 Preview
- The 41st World Forum for Medicine International Trade Fair with Congress will be held November 18-21, 2009 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
- Stryker Biotech and Management Charged With Fraudulent Marketing Scheme
- Company accused of promoting unauthorized mixture of OP-1 and Calstrux for invasive surgeries.
- Merck and Schering-Plough Merge
- Second recent blockbuster pharma fuse.
- Recall: Cordis CROSSOVER Sheath Introducer
- Attention: Interventional radiological healthcare professionals, hospital risk managers.
- Focus on Performance: What to Do About Regulation?
- A columnist weighs in from DOTmed Business News.
- Leasing as the Bridge over Troubled Waters
- Credit crunch leads to looking at leasing options for practices.
- First U.S. Clinical Results Suggest Medtronic's Melody Valve Is on Key
- With good procedural success rates, Melody is on track to becoming the first transcatheter valve cleared by the FDA.
