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The Medical Industry Business Weekly |
| May 08, 2008 |
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Other HeadlinesDOTmed was first to break the news late last week that GE's OEC division was given the green light to re-start production; GE says more than 300 OEC® 9900 Elite C-arms are slated to ship within the first 10 days as they start to fill back-orders.
Quinn succeeds Jim Reid-Anderson, who has been named new CEO of Siemens Healthcare.
Account rep Grant Norris is DOTmed Certified.
Normally, three's a crowd. But the trifecta of OEMs, refurbishers and broker/dealers is the engine that's driving the medical trailer business.
Online marketplace for new and used medical equipment reaches another milestone.
Have News for Us?Submit your news on the industry, people, or companies.More Industry HeadlinesOEC Re-Certified by FDA -- Latest Update DOTmed was first to break the news late last week that GE's OEC division was given the green light to re-start production; GE says more than 300 OEC® 9900 Elite C-arms are slated to ship within the first 10 days as they start to fill back-orders. SNM Annual Meeting Just About a Month Away The Society of Nuclear Medicine -- SNM -- holds its Annual Meeting this June 14-18 in New Orleans, LA. Exhibitors: You can still get a booth if you hurry! Medicare Expands Coverage for Artificial Heart Devices Decision opens access to advanced technology. GE Healthcare Introduces New 3.0T MR Scanner Breakthrough technology with simple design provides radiologists with powerful applications for increased clinical capability. Get Your Bid in Now on This GE Signa MR/i Hispeed Plus MRI Scanner -- Just Posted on DOTmed! Also see the other great lasers, imaging systems, and more... all on your favorite website for used medical equipment! Manufacturer of Heart Defibrillator Signs Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction Device manufacturer Physio-Control, Inc., its parent company Medtronic, Inc., and their two top executives have signed a consent decree of permanent injunction related to Automatic External Defibrillators. Legislative Work Continues on Revamping FDA Congress, Agency say more funding is needed to improve safety. Healthcare Experts to Address Medical Technology Executives at Annual Conference Medical device industry leaders and key healthcare subject matter experts will meet in Washington, DC for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA). Cosmetic Soft-Tissue Filler Injections Linked to Cases of Acute Renal Failure Investigation finds adverse effects from non-medically supervised procedures. Wolters Kluwer Health & Johns Hopkins Launch The Patient First journal dedicated to using scientific methods for patient-centric research. 
Physicians applaud
Medicare decision Medicare Nixes CCTA Cutsby Barbara Kram, Editor
Medicare (CMS) decided on March 12 that it will NOT reduce or eliminate reimbursements for CT angiography (CTA or CCTA) as had been proposed. The cardiology and radiology community is breathing a sigh of relief, particularly in the wake of the 2007 cuts in imaging center reimbursements under the Deficit Reduction Act.
The proposal had called for eliminating reimbursement for CTA, although exceptions were included for clinical trials and two other indications. The outpouring of objections from radiologists and cardiologists during the comment period were effective at killing the proposal. Approximately 350 commenters stated that using cardiac CTA saves money and reduces the number of invasive cardiac catheterizations and/or other diagnostic tests. The proposal would have "drastically limited patient access to cardiac-computed-tomography angiography (CCTA) - an extremely important medical imaging tool that detects coronary artery disease (CAD) non-invasively, eliminating the need for surgery or catheterization," according to the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA). "This revised decision will benefit countless Americans who would have been needlessly subjected to more invasive and expensive in-patient procedures if CMS' proposed decision had been accepted," said Andrew Whitman, Vice President of MITA. Read the full CMS ruling including technology assessments of 16-, 64-, and dual slice CT; and ER applications here. Please Send us your Comments. |
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