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| by: Wayne Webster
In the past year several significant institutions from California to Alabama reported over dosing patients when
performing CT Brain Perfusion studies. These radiation doses were unfortunate for the patient and resulted in
negative outcomes. The effect these failures may have on the future use of CT is unknown but could be far reaching
when ... | | Read the Full Story |
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| Electronic Medical Records, or
You Can Never Find An Ancient Greek When You Need One
Wayne Webster
Electronic Medical Records or EMRs have received a lot of press in the past year. Hundreds of millions in stimulus
money flowed to the development of EMRs with the expectation that EMRs will bring down the cost of health care. I
guess time will tell whether they... | | Read the Full Story |
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| Jeffrey Fall, IAMERS Ethics Chair and
Robert Kerwin, IAMERS General Counsel
(Preliminary Note: the content of this article represents the thoughts and expressions of Messrs. Fall and Kerwin
and is not representative of official IAMERS Policy or the views of the IAMERS Board.
For over 15 years the IAMERS Ethics Committee has functioned succ... | | Read the Full Story |
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| | One of the great advantages of IAMERS is that two members with well-earned reputations for honesty and "follow through" will often partner successfully to get an equipment deal done. However, in this risky climate, you have to be careful so that your new "partnership" does not cause you to become liable for another member's debts. Sounds remote? Well the doctrines of De Facto M... | | Read the Full Story |
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| | The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology held its annual meeting this year in Minneapolis on October 1-3.
Although I didn’t hear an official registration number most of the attendees with whom I spoke thought the
attendance was lower than expected. I suspect they were correct. Like so many meetings this year as the conference
approached the organizers were extending the cu... | | Read the Full Story |
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| IAMERS, and 20 of its members, exhibited at the AAMI show in Baltimore in early June. My compliments to the
organizers of AAMI for having limited booth hours. During our free time, we were blessed with great weather so we
could enjoy the sites in Baltimore. Included herein are just some of the 20 IAMERS members who also had booths at
AAMI.
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| | To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the demise of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act ("FCPA") have been
greatly exaggerated. The FCPA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq., generally prohibits bribery in international
commerce, and enforcement actions under the FCPA are on the rise. In fact, in September alone there were
three notable FCPA convictions. First was the conviction of Leo ... | | Read the Full Story |
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| Dr. Steen Lindequist of Curato presented his very interesting perspective as an independent imaging center in Europe. What was most interesting to me was the amount of work that an independent imaging facility does for the government – backing up the socialized medicine system. All socialized medicine in Europe is not the same. It can vary greatly from country to country.
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| IAMERS members are back from San Juan, and the 16th IAMERS
Annual Meeting. The weather was beautiful and everyone seemed
to have a good time. By the end of our short time there, many had
excellent tans!
The presentations were very interesting, with a focus on Latin
America. We had speakers from Mexico and Chile, as well as a
presentation on the practical side ... | | Read the Full Story |
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| | IAMERS has published a white paper covering Responsible Handling of Pre-owned Medical Diagnostic Imaging Equipment: labeling, sales, transfer, refurbishment, and maintenance of diagnostic imaging equipment into secondary markets.In this White Paper we will detail a program that makes the best use of available medical imaging technology, does so in a safe and clinically efficaci... | | Read the Full Story |
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| | IAMERS exhibited at Arab Health in Dubai for the first time in January 2009. Arab Health is the largest medical congress in the Middle East. Another first for IAMERS was a booth-sharing arrangement with six of its members - Agito Medical, Bay Shore Medical, Diagnostix Plus, Lundy Healthcare, Metropolis International and RSTI.... | | Read the Full Story |
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| Dec.1, 2008
Chicago Intercontinental Hotel
The 2008 IAMERS reception was attended by approximately 300 people, at the cost of $160 per person. This reception was made possible because of the generosity of our sponsors and the hard work of Bob Feldman.... | | Read the Full Story |
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The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515-4902
Dear Ms. Baldwin:
This is in response to your letter of March 23, 2006, co-signed by Representative Sherrod Brown, concerning original equipment
manufacturerers (OEMs) that ... | | Read the Full Story |
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| IAMERS has instituted a voluntary labeling program for members. Our new program was announced to members in the January 2008 issue of the IAMERS Newsletter. We are encouraging members to label their equipment wherever possible.
IAMERS has also changed its by-laws to reflect this new program. The Mission Statement in the IAMERS by-laws stated the following: | | Read the Full Story |
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