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Medicare Advantage patients have lower angiography rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have significantly lower rates of angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions than Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 9, 2013
Study: Children with headaches often get CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 25% of children treated for headache across a range of care settings receive a CT scan, potentially exposing them to unnecessary radiation and an increased cancer risk, according to a large retrospective study published in the July edition of Pediatrics.
July 9, 2013
2014 MPFS, HOPPS proposals are a mixed bag
By Kate Madden Yee
Proposed new Medicare payment rates for 2014 were released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and they're a mixed bag for providers of imaging services. The agency has continued to cut reimbursement for most imaging procedures, but at a lower rate than in the past.
July 9, 2013
Meeting customer needs in the 3D lab: Part 2
By Erik L. Ridley
In the second part of our series on implementing postprocessing requirements for radiologists and clinicians in the 3D laboratory, AuntMinnie.com provides 3D technologist Laura Pierce's suggestions for meeting the needs of clinicians.
July 9, 2013
U.S. less efficient than Canada in cardiac cath use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The utilization rate of cardiac catheterization is higher in the U.S. than in Canada, but the diagnostic yield of the procedure is lower, according to a study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 8, 2013
Viztek lands DR installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek said that MedSpring Urgent Care has installed the company's ViZion Straight Arm digital radiography (DR) system at its 14th center, located in Chicago.
July 8, 2013
GE recalls NM systems; saving NM residencies; rads as gatekeepers
By Brian Casey
July 8, 2013
Agfa debuts new small-format flat-panel detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to release its DX-D 35C small-format, wireless, flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector at the upcoming AHRA 2013 meeting in Minneapolis.
July 8, 2013
GE recalls gamma cameras after fatal accident
By Brian Casey
In the wake of a fatal accident in which a patient was crushed by one of its gamma cameras, GE Healthcare has advised users of many of its nuclear medicine systems to stop using the products until they have been inspected by GE service engineers.
July 8, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
MRI-glucose combo finds cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
London researchers have developed an imaging method that uses MRI to detect signs of glucose uptake that could indicate the presence of cancer, according to a study published online July 7 in Nature Medicine.
July 8, 2013
SNMMI disagrees with CMS PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) expressed its disappointment with the July 3 draft decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging agents.
July 8, 2013
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