Latest Physician self-referral Stories
To deliver a consistently high level of quality care to the patients and physicians of Huntington County, Foundation Radiology Group and J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital have entered into a diagnostic imaging services partnership. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Foundation Radiology Group, the premier provider of diagnostic imaging services for community hospitals, is pleased to announce it has entered into an exclusive radiology services agreement with J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in...
The results of a recent study demonstrates RadSite's Certification Program has a positive return on investment (ROI). These results support the sentinel effect of a health plan, network or payor that uses RadSite to create a “smart” imaging network. Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 RadSite™, a leader in promoting quality-based practices for imaging systems across the United States, announces the results of a recent study demonstrating that RadSite’s Certification Program...
lifeIMAGE customers can use cloud network services to empower patients with access to their images and imaging related information. Newton, MA (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 lifeIMAGE, the nation’s highly utilized network for sharing medical images, will be offering its customers a free service for physicians and hospitals to provide patients with secure and online access to results of medical imaging tests. With lifeIMAGE, patients are able to securely store, view, and share images and...
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal lawsuit filed by prominent Delaware Valley cardiologist Nicholas L. DePace, M.D., sparked a multi-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office that has resulted in New-Jersey based Cooper Health System, and Cooper University Hospital paying $12,600,000 to settle Medicare and Medicaid fraud allegations. The qui tam lawsuit filed in federal district court in New Jersey in...
MORRIS COUNTY, N.J., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Imaging Center of Montville announced today that it has acquired a new, state-of-the-art, CT imaging system from GE Healthcare. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121227/CG34741) The LightSpeed® VCT is the world's first Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) system, it is fast and accurate, offering a 40% less dose of radiation and a 30% better LCD depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location and...
CHICAGO, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The role of radiologists in healthcare has long been poorly understood among the general public, but new research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) shows that even patients who've had imaging exams in the past know little about the profession. Researchers said the study findings highlight an opportunity for radiologists to educate the public about their role in...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimal Radiology, a leading provider of comprehensive radiology solutions to hospitals, today announced it has joined with Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) to form Optimal Radiology Partners (ORP), the nation's first integrated national radiology practice. Comprised of more than 100 radiologists who interpret over 2 million exams annually, the new organization will provide technology-driven staffing and management solutions to...
GAO Report Titled: "HIGHER USE OF ADVANCED IMAGING SERVICES BY PROVIDERS WHO SELF-REFER COSTING MEDICARE MILLIONS" WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM)--a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral-- applauds the findings of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published yesterday: "Higher...
OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) are the proud North American organizers of the first annual International Day of Radiology -- November 8, 2012 -- marking the 117(th) anniversary of the discovery of the X-ray and the tremendous advances in patient care made possible by radiation therapy and medical imaging exams, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed...
BALTIMORE, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Radiology Services (ARS), a division of RadNet, Inc., a national market leader providing high-quality, cost-effective diagnostic imaging services through a network of 237 fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, announced it will offer Amyvid(TM), a radioactive tracer used in positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. Amyvid is the first test that can effectively rule out Alzheimer's disease (AD) in...
