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Imaging accreditation with quality and ease: Part 1
By Judith Buckland
While vital for high-quality care, accreditation can be challenging and sometimes tedious for imaging departments. To help, this new article series will offer some tips for how to comply with the latest Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Quality Improvement requirements with quality and ease.
June 5, 2016
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VA proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties
By Brian Casey
Advanced-level nurses would be able to order and interpret some medical imaging exams in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system under a proposal issued late last month. Advocates for radiology are vowing to fight the proposal, saying it would compromise patient care and lead to inappropriate imaging utilization.
June 3, 2016
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Conn. governor signs 3D mammo bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut has signed legislation that requires insurance companies to pay for 3D mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis), according to a June 2 story from the New Haven Register.
June 2, 2016
Radiation oncologists urge Congress for more funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nearly 100 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) members met with congressional representatives on May 24, urging them to secure sustainable cancer funding and to protect patients' access to cancer care.
May 25, 2016
Vt. governor signs breast density notification bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont has signed a breast density notification bill into law, according to Are You Dense Advocacy.
May 25, 2016
NH passes sonography licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire has signed into law a sonographer licensure bill, according to the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
May 25, 2016
Bill would give 'practitioner' status to rad assistants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation has been introduced into the U.S. Congress that would add radiologist assistants to the list of professions that have nonphysician practitioner status under Medicare rules.
May 18, 2016
Conn. radiologists face lower reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists in Connecticut are facing a serious reduction in the amount of money they receive for reading mammograms.
May 12, 2016
SC governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Nikki Haley has signed South Carolina's breast density notification bill into law, making the state the 27th in the U.S. to enact such legislation.
May 12, 2016
FDA issues draft guide to medical 3D printing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued recommendations on additive manufacturing processes used in 3D printing for medical applications.
May 11, 2016
Hawaii breast center to resume operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Hawaii breast imaging center hopes to resume operations after its accreditation was suspended in March by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a report published by the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
May 10, 2016
Conn. Senate passes DBT reimbursement bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill that would require insurance companies to pay for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams.
May 4, 2016
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