Erik L. Ridley[email protected]ISCarville, Rove share competing visions for U.S. healthcareAs might be expected, political consultants James Carville and Karl Rove found little to agree on during a debate at last week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting. However, they did offer an intelligent and surprisingly civil discussion that illuminated the U.S. healthcare dilemma.March 12, 2013Molecular ImagingCMS reconsiders oncology PET tracer coverage limitationsAs it had proposed in December, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed a national noncoverage determination for radiopharmaceuticals with oncology PET imaging. However, CMS was not swayed by lobbying efforts to also include cardiac and neurological applications in the decision.March 7, 2013PACS/VNAHIMSS: Mobile devices raise thorny legal issues in healthcareNEW ORLEANS - The use of mobile devices in healthcare environments offers unique security challenges, and institutions must implement and -- most importantly -- enforce policies regarding their use to mitigate legal risk, according to a Wednesday presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.March 6, 2013PACS/VNAHIMSS: Cloud-based image sharing overcomes competitive barriersNEW ORLEANS - A private cloud-based PACS has brought four competitive healthcare organizations together for the benefit of patients, while saving money in the process, according to a Tuesday presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.March 5, 2013PACS/VNAHIMSS: Online model aids enterprise image viewer selectionNEW ORLEANS - Clinical user evaluation of vendor enterprise image viewers can be performed online, saving time and increasing participation in the purchasing decision-making process, according to a Tuesday presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.March 4, 2013UltrasoundLonger US surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAsThe majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a meta-analysis to be published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.February 25, 2013PACS/VNAPatient photos can be integrated with imaging exams on PACSDigital photos of patients taken at the time of an imaging study can be easily integrated with the exams for viewing by radiologists on PACS, potentially decreasing errors and improving diagnostic capabilities at a very low cost, a group from Emory University has found.February 20, 2013PACS/VNANew telemedicine system builds on Microsoft technologyResearchers from Microsoft and the University of Arkansas have created a telemedicine system called Collaboration and Annotation of Medical Images (CAMI), which leverages Microsoft technology to offer a range of teleradiology and telementoring capabilities, according to an article in the International Journal of Electronic Finance.February 19, 2013PACS/VNAStanford team develops Web-based PACS research softwareDissatisfied with their clinical PACS software, two radiology residents and a radiology attending physician at Stanford University decided to do something about it. Working nights and weekends, they developed ClariPACS, a Web-based PACS application designed for research and education purposes.February 14, 2013UltrasoundIs radiology losing its grip on compact ultrasound? Part 1Is the widespread adoption of compact ultrasound systems by other medical specialties undermining radiology's control of this modality? And if so, does anyone in radiology care? AuntMinnie.com explores these questions in a two-part series.February 14, 2013Previous PagePage 194 of 393Next PageTop StoriesCTNew benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation doseThe findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.Radiation Oncology/TherapyStudy questions routine use of radiotherapy after bone surgeryUltrasoundCEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesionsWomens ImagingWomen's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 2: Risk-based vs. annual mammography screening, part 1Digital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations
