National Oncologic PET Registry and supporting organizations, including SNM, work to expand cancer coverage.
BiomedicalBenchmarkâ˘: The Technology Support System provides a set of tools to assess, manage, and improve the efficiency of biomedical services.
IMV ServiceTrak 2008 Ultrasound Radiology/OB-GYN report also shows GE Healthcare service improvements in 32 of 34 attributes.
Goal is to increase patient access to national clinical trials.
First Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography plant in Latin America strengthens Philips' footprint in emerging markets.
Liquidation measures underway for Cliff Hess's used medical equipment company in Texas.
NIH funds two new centers to develop innovative imaging technology for neurodegenerative disorders and advanced software for protein analysis.
Designed for patients and healthcare professionals, the portal consolidates information in one access point.
New SpectraLook and CADvue on display at Symposium on Advances in Breast MRI in Las Vegas October 16-18.
PET interpretation enhanced.
FIRST tool kit teaches how to reduce the risks of food contamination.
AMA disaster journal study suggests improvement for hospital emergency preparedness.
Don't forget this important ECRI event October 15, 2008.
Molecular CT adds metabolic information from PET to traditional CT and enables truly integrated diagnostic imaging for maximized workflow efficiency and quick return on investment.
Approval is a first for certain critically ill patients.
Aggressive new steps to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare. Also read about an HIV infusion fraud indictment.
It's a real and growing concern among health care providers and patients. A top journal has tips on protection.
Southern California center chose system for its significant noise reduction and high image quality.
12 SonoSite S-FAST ultrasound tools mounted on resuscitation towers alongside monitors, defibrillators, and pulse oximeters.
Luna developing improved MRI agent to detect, diagnose and treat brain cancers.
Collaboration will provide operating environments for cardiovascular procedures to enhance workflow.
It's Nuclear Medicine Week (through 10/11) and time to take notice that MI technology is now changing the course in 24 to 48 percent of breast cancer cases. Get a fact sheet on the latest developments.
Enhances image processing, workflow for DR 7500.
Program to fund grants focused on improving patient care and safety in imaging.
As DOTmed News has reported, Medicare is no longer reimbursing for selected egregious hospital mistakes.
Major European deal sealed this week. Dr. Michael Friebe, CEO of Tomovation GmbH, will be appointed as Managing Director of Alliance Medical GmbH.
Hemorrhage device using deep bleeder acoustic coagulation cuff quells blood loss, saves lives in combat.
Addresses uneven spread of radiologists across member states.
CT scans change treatment plans in more than a quarter of ER patients with suspected appendicitis.
Effectiveness of value-based purchasing to be assessed by 30 leading experts at ECRI Institute's 16th Annual Conference December 2-3 in Washington, D.C.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission have announced the 2008 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
FDA awards up to $2.5 billion to modernize information technology over 10 years; cornerstone of 21st century bioinformatics initiative.
ECRI Institute unveils comprehensive Patient Safety Organization (PSO) services reporting systems, in-depth analysis, interactive toolkits with solutions and recommendations drawing on experience working with more than 1 million event reports.
Companies realign pre-clinical technology efforts; two additional acquisitions also announced.
Results of this study could change the practice of how brain metastases are managed in the United States, says M.D. Anderson researcher at ASTRO.
Surgical-planning software reduces complications of correcting severe maxillary atrophy.
The DOTmed 100 Smithtown, NY firm expands.
Rodolfo Gutierrez named VP and General Manager of Latin America for Imaging Dynamics Co., Calgary, Canada.
KLAS spoke with more than 130 healthcare professionals to understand the successes and struggles they experience with their unit dose packaging vendors and systems.
Will work with University of Urbino on development of long retention-time contrast agents.
Echoserve, Inc. has moved their corporate headquarters to a new 27,000 square-foot facility located in the foothills of Golden, Colorado.
New RIS module enables GPs to directly book patient X-ray exams in the L'Aquila province of Italy.
Major gains in both MD Buyline and IMV ServiceTrak reports versus competitors.
GE's dedicated oncology solution for radiation therapy can easily integrate high-definition MRI into treatment planning.
Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy.
Radiology specialist steps down at end of this month.
Founding of Board of Directors an important step forward for AHIC Successor in effort to create a nationwide, interoperable health information system.
Read the study roster.
Study matched cancer patients who underwent Harvard Cyclotron proton radiation treatment with patients treated with photons.
