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RadNet's Begins Rollout of eRAD's Meaningful Use-Ready Solution For Its Imaging Centers

RadNet, Inc., a provider for a network of 232 owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, reported in a press release that it has successfully implemented a Meaningful Use-ready workflow solution suite from eRAD, Inc (a wholly owned subsidiary of RadNet), in the first step to roll out the technology across all its centers.

Peake Demos its Open-Source Cloud Solutions for Image Sharing

Peake Healthcare Innovations is demonstrating their cloud-based Image Management as a Service (IMaaS) at SIIM 2012. The PeakeSecure portfolio powers a medical image-sharing platform that includes a mix of services from image management and disaster recovery to advanced 3D visualization and cross-enterprise image exchange and workflow.

Agfa, Dell Partner for Cloud-Based Image Management System

Agfa HealthCare, vendor of the Imaging Clinical Information System (ICIS) platform, announced today an agreement with Dell for the hosting of its distributed EMR image-management software; in turn, Agfa will offer ICIS as well as the Dell Cloud Clinical Archive Portfolio.

House Passes H.R. 436, Fight Expected in Senate over Medical Device Tax Repeal

By a vote of 270-146 today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011, which would repeal a 2.3 percent tax on the sale and importation of medical devices in the United States.

Lancet Study Shows Cancer Risk Increases After Childhood CT Studies

In a joint study of the long-term health outcomes of pediatric cancer patients dating back as far as 1985, radiation from diagnostic imaging scans nearly tripled children’s risks for leukemia and brain tumors, according to a study published in The Lancet.

United Healthcare Rolls Out New Patient Price Calculator, Expectations

Patient price-shopping has driven headlines throughout 2012, and today, United Healthcare contributed to the conversation with the roll-out of its digital procedure cost estimator.

MD Radiologist Challenges VA Certificate of Need Laws in Pursuit of Imaging Center

A Maryland radiologist is challenging Virginia certificate-of-need laws in federal court, saying that the laws requiring him to demonstrate a patient demand for his services prior to opening a new imaging center are outdated and anti-competitive.

CT Procedures Up, Report Says, but Double-Digit Growth is Over

Although the number of CT procedures performed across the country is still increasing annually, a new survey from market researchers IMV shows that the days of double-digit growth are behind the industry.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.