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Nearly 25% of rads use smartphones
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from physician job recruitment firm Jackson & Coker found that 24% of radiologists use smartphones, other mobile computing devices, and medical apps in their everyday medical practice.
October 10, 2011
MedPAC votes to repeal Medicare's SGR formula
By Kate Madden Yee
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted today to approve a proposal to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that governs Medicare payments. The move could be the first step in breaking an annual cycle of short-term fixes to the flawed SGR formula.
October 5, 2011
ASTRO: Cancer docs reach out to bereaved patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While most cancer care physicians surveyed initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, more than two-thirds feel they did not receive adequate training in this area during their residency or fellowship, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting this week in Miami Beach, FL.
October 3, 2011
Unnecessary drug spending dwarfs costs for wasteful imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers have found that $6.7 billion was spent in one year in the U.S. performing unnecessary tests or prescribing unnecessary medications in primary care -- and most of that cost had nothing to do with imaging, according to a research letter published online October 1 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
October 3, 2011
ASRT joins forces with Rad-Aid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced it has formed a partnership with radiology outreach nonprofit organization Rad-Aid International.
October 2, 2011
vRad to support Doctors Without Borders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) will provide pro bono diagnostic radiology services to the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.
September 19, 2011
Mammo rates for immigrant women in U.S. have improved
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography rates have improved among foreign-born women residing in the U.S., with access to healthcare driving much of the change, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting being held this week in Washington, DC.
September 18, 2011
Secondary breast cancer rates higher among black women
By Kate Madden Yee
The overall incidence of breast cancer is generally higher among white women than black women, but the incidence of a second breast cancer in the opposite breast is higher among black women, according to a study presented at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington, DC.
September 18, 2011
Same-day MRI scans boost radiology productivity
By Wayne Forrest
With the right processes in place, requests for same-day MRI scans can be handled more than 90% of the time, resulting in productivity gains and boosting revenue for radiology departments, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 15, 2011
Toshiba donates Aquilion CT to Kenyan hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it has donated and installed a refurbished Aquilion 4 CT system at a Kenyan hospital.
September 14, 2011
ACR submits statement to 'supercommittee'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) on September 13 submitted a statement to the congressional deficit reduction "supercommittee," asking for fairness in applying any cuts in Medicare reimbursement to all U.S. physicians, not just those in certain specialties.
September 12, 2011
How to keep your hospital radiology contract
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology groups are losing hospital contracts in record numbers as imaging services have become increasingly commoditized. There are strategies, however, that radiologists can use to align their practices more closely to the goals of the hospitals they serve, thus making themselves less disposable.
September 12, 2011
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