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Diagnostic Imaging Intelligence Report is a monthly newsletter which covers new business opportunities in the lucrative field of medical imaging.
Each issue gives you concise, up-to-date analysis to help you anticipate key market trends and increase your facility’s revenues with proven growth and cost reduction strategies.
Diagnostic Intelligence Report is written for medical imaging providers and professionals such as directors of radiology, chief operating officers, radiology administrators, branch managers in for-profit, free-standing diagnostic imaging centers, radiology group practices or hospital-based medical imaging outpatient departments.
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 | DIIR October 2007 (full PDF issue) |
| TOP OF THE NEWS
Industry groups fight additional Medicare cuts
MedQuest to be acquired by Novant
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL
HealthSouth completes sale of diagnostics division
Diagnostic imaging stocks fall 1% in last 4 weeks
REGULATORY
CMS publishes Stark Phase III rules
EYE ON IMAGING
Successful imaging from a 3D perspective
LEGAL
Court upholds $1.1 million penalty for mammography certificate lapse
Exclusive contracts for radiology services upheld
MARKET SCANNER
GE gets FDA approval for new mobile mammography product
Full Article |
| Novant Health Inks Agreement to Purchase MedQuest |
| MQ Associates Inc., better known as MedQuest, said August 13 that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Novant Health, a leading not-for-profit health system operating in North and South Carolina.
Full Article |
| Industry Groups Fight Additional Imaging Cuts |
| With lawmakers poised to consider more Medicare cuts for diagnostic imaging services, industry groups are lining up for battle.
Full Article |
| HealthSouth Completes Sale of Diagnostics Division |
| The Gores Group, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, has completed its purchase of HealthSouth’s Diagnostic Division, creating Diagnostic Health Corporation (DHC), an independent diagnostic imaging company. HealthSouth announced in June that it would sell the division for $47.5 million.
Full Article |
| CMS Publishes Stark Phase III Rules |
| At long last, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final phase of the Stark rule prohibiting self-referrals by physicians.
Full Article |
| Successful Imaging From a 3D Perspective: Profile |
| Running a viable diagnostic imaging center not only requires fortitude and foresight, but the ability to pursue business from a multidimensional approach. Staying on the forefront of technology and securing a good client base are just two of the essential elements in running a viable profit center.
Full Article |
| Legal News: Court Upholds $1.1 Million Penalty for Mammography Certificate Lapse |
| A $1.1 million fine imposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Maryland radiology center and its owner for performing 192 mammograms after the facility’s certification to do so had lapsed is not an excessive penalty, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled August 17 (Korangy v. FDA, 4th Cir., No. 05-2300).
Full Article |
| Exclusive Contracts for Radiology Services Upheld |
| An Ohio hospital’s decision to enter into an exclusive contract for radiology services did not cause significant harm to competition and did not, therefore, violate state and federal antitrust laws, a federal appeals court ruled August 7 (Nilavar v. Mercy Health System-Western Ohio, 6th Cir., No. 06-3819).
Full Article |
| ACR to Offer Modular MRI Accreditation |
| Due to tremendous growth in magnetic resonance imaging and the need for quality assurance in this ever-changing area of imaging care, the American College of Radiology (ACR) says it is developing a modular MRI accreditation program.
Full Article |
| Diagnostic Imaging Stocks Fall 1% in Last 4 Weeks |
| The 11 stocks in the G-2 Reports’ Diagnostic Imaging Index fell by an unweighted average of 1% in the four weeks ended Aug. 24, 2007, with six rising, three falling, and two unchanged. Since the beginning of the year, the index has fallen 11%. In comparison, the S&P 500 has risen 4%, and the Nasdaq composite has risen 7%.
Full Article |
| GE Gets FDA Approval for New Mobile Mammography Product |
| GE Healthcare said August 22 that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new mobile mammography product, the mobile Senographe Essential. According to GE, the new unit features the largest digital detector in the mammography market, advanced ergonomic design for the technologist, optimized patient comfort, and seamless workflow connectivity.
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