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The Medical Industry Business Weekly |
| July 03, 2008 |
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Other HeadlinesHouse passed plan but Senate failed to stamp its approval. AMA is outraged; ACP dismayed and frustrated. Claims processing now frozen for 10 days.
Plaintiffs' argument fails to delay implementation of controversial program.
MRI and CT ISO teams with California firm.
Mike Kline and DOTmed Certified Mike Koda of Minnesota Medical Redistributors Haven't Given Up Their Day Jobs
Second sourcing and repair experts are moonlighting for now.
Company awarded a three-year term of accreditation in digital mammography mobile services as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
Have News for Us?Submit your news on the industry, people, or companies.More Industry HeadlinesCongress Goes on Break Without Blocking Medicare Cuts House passed plan but Senate failed to stamp its approval. AMA is outraged; ACP dismayed and frustrated. Claims processing now frozen for 10 days. DC Federal Court Refuses Injunction on Medical DME Bidding Program Plaintiffs' argument fails to delay implementation of controversial program. Visit DOTmed at AHRMM Conference The 46th Annual AHRMM Conference & Exhibition is saddling up in San Antonio, TX this year, from July 20-23. Be sure to visit DOTmed at Booth #736. Siemens to Cut Workforce? Reports are unconfirmed, but could be significant, projecting a major downsizing of more than 17,000 people worldwide. Poor Patient Discharge Instructions Often Lead to Harm More than 800 reports submitted from Pennsylvania hospitals identify a variety of problems occurring at discharge; 30 percent of those patients did not receive verbal or written discharge instructions. PHILIPS Intera 1.5T Mobile MRI -- last chance to get your bid in! Also see the other great lasers, imaging systems, and more... all on your favorite website for used medical equipment! Bill on DME Bidding Delay Runs Into Challenges From Senate Vote, Bipartisan Opposition House bill fails first Senate try; Senators submit letter urging opposition to delay of DMEPOS bidding program. Warning by FDA About Bone Growth Products Made by Medtronic, Inc. and Stryker Corp. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that bone growth products made by Medtronic, Inc. and Stryker Corp. have been linked to life-threatening complications when used without approval in neck fusion surgeries. Caution Urged During Fireworks Season Health panel urges caution with fireworks this holiday. Automated MRI Technique Assists in Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnosis MRI with automated segmentation quickly and accurately measures tissue loss in the hippocampus, where nerve cell death is pronounced in Alzheimer's. Research: Third of Study Results Don't Hold Up
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- New research highlights a frustrating fact about science: What was good for you yesterday frequently will turn out to be not so great tomorrow. The sobering conclusion came in a review of major studies published in three influential medical journals between 1990 and 2003, including 45 highly publicized studies that initially claimed a drug or other treatment worked. Subsequent research contradicted results of seven studies -- 16 percent -- and reported weaker results for seven others, an additional 16 percent. That means nearly one-third of the original results did not hold up, according to the report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Please Send us your Comments. |
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