Tag: Imaging

RIVERSIDE, CA – ONRAD, Inc., a full service radiology provider, announced the acquisition of Shafaie Enterprises, LLC of Chicago, IL. With the addition of Dr. Shafaie and his practice, ONRAD further extends its presence in the Midwest imaging market by adding a number of new Orthopedic, ENT, Urology, and free-standing imaging facilities to its existing [...]

DiagnosticImaging | Medical malpractice isn’t reserved to surgeons and obstetricians. Radiologists and their staff also face litigation and must understand the laws and the risks they face. “Yes, it does really happen in imaging,” said Marie Fredrick, RT (R), CRA, MJ, a vice president at Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Va., speaking this week at [...]

imagingBiz | The global market for X-rays will top $9 billion by 2017, according to “Medical Imaging Markets,” a new report from TriMarkPublications.com. X-rays comprise the largest share of the global medical imaging market at 32%. North America was the largest single market for medical imaging in 2011, valued at $6.4 billion and representing 27% [...]

imagingBiz | The cost of defensive medicine ranges from 26% to 34% percent of total annual health care costs, according to a report by Jackson Healthcare, a health care solutions company. Annual spending on medical orders intended to avoid lawsuits, rather than to treat patients, totals $650 to $850 billion, the report indicates. In its [...]

imagingBiz | While the volume of CT scans administered in emergency rooms have increased dramatically in recent years, a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine links such an increase to fewer hospital admissions. According to the study, the use of CT scans in emergency departments rose by 330% between 1996 and 2007. [...]