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September 2nd 2025
The Revolution Vibe computed tomography system reportedly facilitates quality low-dose imaging for cardiac exams in patients with arrhythmias, heavily calcified coronaries and stents.
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Center firm sells MRI to managed-care groups
January 16th 1991Declining Medicare reimbursement for magnetic resonance imagingscans combined with bargain-shopping by managed-health-care groupsspells trouble for high-field MRI centers, said Leonard F. Vernon,president and CEO of Imaging Management Associates. Centers
MRI prices fall sharply in markets outside U.S.
January 16th 1991Tight reimbursement and improvements in low-field technology havecombined to force down the prices of magnetic resonance imagingsystems sold in Japan and Europe. Japanese MRI prices have beendeclining for at least two years, and this trend has spread
Proactive steps boost your position in negotiations with hospitals
October 4th 1Like many groups, we feel like we are always in the midst of negotiations with our hospital. During each renegotiation, it seems that the hospital starts by describing our deficiencies. Often, the barrage would start before the negotiations commenced. Missed cases were brought up, as were issues related to personnel conflicts. Irregularities in report turnaround might be mentioned, and unhappy clinicians seemed to suddenly surface.
Q&A: Maximizing Profits in Hospital-Based Radiology Practices, Part 1
September 14th 1In the first of this four-part series, Medical Management Professionals Inc.'s Jana Landreth discusses effective metrics for measuring revenue and the single biggest cause of lost revenue for hospital-based radiologists.
