October 15, 2009
DOTmed Forum Posts
- Honest / Dishonest
- I NEED REFERENCES OF DELIMED MEDIZINTECHNIK
- Frederick Benson and C.M.B. Air Cargo Scam
- Need references ASAP on Royi Goldman
- Beware of Ricky Rosas / Universal Medical Engineering Services
- Shaun Kurtz & Miracle Medi Systems Inc.
- Service Technicians
- Siemens Arcadis Varic error 25 unit shuts down
- problem with US HDI 3000
- Service Manual for the LUNAR DPX-IQ sw4.7E.
- Re: Konica Laser Imager Li-7 -"image problem"
- Service manual for Valleylab Force EZ
- Charity
- UNICEF Canada: Gifts that Give Back for the Holidays
- Re: I have a mammography system to donate to a 501c3
- Sleepdiagnostic equipment needed
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Gap between best and worst widens, according to HealthGrades' latest report.
Over 30,000 radiological exams are up for review in the Canadian province of New Brunswick after colleagues suspect a physician of misinterpreting results.
The company will implement a reduction in force, DOTmed News has learned.
Modest improvements seen, but not "quality panacea."
www.angiocalc.com helps clinicians optimize deployed coil volume to aid patient outcomes in cerebral aneurysm procedure.
Also: Refurbished by Philips -- Top quality Ultrasounds. They are formatted for Europe and Asia -- 220V power, PAL video -- and refurbished by Philips to their original OEM specifications. They come with a customizable set of probes, and a 90 Day Parts Warranty!
Also Just Posted -- Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center Auctions
PLUS -- Hundreds more items added to Med1Online Liquidation Auctions!
Also Just Posted -- Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center Auctions
PLUS -- Hundreds more items added to Med1Online Liquidation Auctions!
Shake-up in breast imaging: A recent study conducted by the Fox Chase Cancer Research Center questions whether MRI screenings should be conducted routinely for women already diagnosed with breast cancer.
The HHS Inspector General aims to sniff out waste, abuse in emergency X-ray use and imaging reimbursements in response to high cost of imaging services. But are concerns misdirected? DOTmed spoke to ACR.
Senate Finance Committee bill prompts support and detractors.
Thanks to electron's quantum quirk, electron microscopes could one day view cells without killing them.
Updates on contact information, quality control testing, experience requirements.
An industry sector report from DOTmed Business News.
Patients at Los Angeles hospital have been overexposed by brain scan.
DOTmed Press Room
InfiMed to Market Image Acquisition System That Features Carestream Health's New Wireless DR Detector
Company signs marketing agreement with Carestream Health; commercial availability expected in fourth quarter.
St. Anthony Hospital Selects Toshiba MR
Patient-focused features of the Vantage Titan MR system improve exam efficiency and patient comfort.
Letter From the Editor
Here to Help
News from the government is coming fast and furious these days. Not only do we have an eye on five versions of health care reform legislation, but government goes on in the meantime.
DOTmed News keeps you posted on the latest OIG investigations, along with CMS proposals. The Office of Inspector General has set its sights on ER X-rays and imaging reimbursements. Also, FDA has issued draft guidance on the mammography Quality Standards Act.
Get all the acronyms you need right here on DOTmed.
CU tomorrow!
Barbara Kram, Editor
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People & Companies
- Health IT Leaders Gather Near LA
- Next Generation Health Care Summit brings execs from GE, Verizon and Ochsner to discuss industry challenges.
- Kimberly-Clark Nabs I-Flow for $324 Million
- Consumer goods behemoth acquires the maker of pain-
management drug pumps.
- Focus on Performance: Moving Up in a Down Economy
- A DOTmed Business News columnist weighs in on key business issues.
- Boston Scientific Buys Rights to Pluromed's Kidney Stone Gel
- The recently FDA-cleared gel is designed to prevent kidney stones from escaping the ureter during treatments.
- Philips Healthcare Sales Fall in Third Quarter
- Despite a solid profits performance by the company at large, Philips reports health care sector sales are down 4% on a comparable basis for the third quarter.
- MRI-Guided Ultrasound Device Heats Up Prostate Cancer
- Preliminary results "imminent" from proof-of-concept study using Profound Medical's MRI-guided ultrasound device to heat-treat prostate cancer.
- Veriphy Now Comes With IMPAX in Canada
- Nuance's critical test result alert software now part of Agfa's health IT platform.
- Philips Brings Light Sensors Into the Digital Age
- Light-detecting tubes could be a thing of the past as a technology behind PET goes from analog to digital.
- REMETRONIX Earns ISO 9001:2008 Certification
- Medical equipment installation company passes quality audit.
- This Month in Medical History: Angiograms Are Born
- Accidental discovery of a procedure to visualize heart disease.
- Texas Enterprise Fund to Invest in CSI Inc. Expansion
- Investment in catheter manufacturing facility will create jobs and capital, Governor says.
