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CMS taps three for accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has chosen the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and the Joint Commission to accredit suppliers furnishing the technical component of advanced imaging procedures.
January 28, 2010
Carestream deploys mobile CR to Haiti
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A service engineer from medical imaging firm Carestream Health has traveled to Haiti with a portable computed radiography (CR) system to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.
January 27, 2010
Haiti after the earthquake: Idaho RT assists relief effort
By Donna Domino
An Idaho radiologic technologist (RT) who has been involved in longtime relief efforts in Haiti says an x-ray system that survived the earthquake is being used to examine hundreds of injuries daily.
January 27, 2010
VC screening effective in Medicare-age screening cohort
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is effective in older screening subjects and does not result in a high rate of referral to invasive colonoscopy, according to a new study published in the February issue of Radiology. The researchers said their study indicates that VC screening could be valuable for the Medicare population.
January 26, 2010
Medicare coverage spurs 41% growth in colorectal cancer PET use
By Wayne Forrest
A decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve payment for FDG-PET scans for colorectal cancer patients led to 41% growth in use of the modality at one hospital, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology.
January 25, 2010
Siemens donates to Haiti relief effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has donated a variety of medical equipment to the Haiti disaster relief effort, including 20 Acuson P10 ultrasound systems.
January 24, 2010
Medtronic pledges $1M for Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has pledged $1 million to support earthquake relief in Haiti.
January 21, 2010
Haiti after the earthquake: A radiologist's story
By Dr. Gia Deangelis
Dr. Gia Deangelis is a University of Virginia radiologist who was supposed to be in Port-au-Prince the day the quake struck. She is now working in a rural clinic in Grison-Garde, north of the decimated capital of Port-au-Prince. Here are her observations.
January 21, 2010
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Philips, Caritas Christi join forces in Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is teaming up with a group of clinicians from Caritas Christi Health Care in Boston to assist the Haiti relief effort.
January 20, 2010
ASRT donates $10,000 for Haiti disaster relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM, has made a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
January 19, 2010
Court dismisses ACC suit against Medicare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) over proposed Medicare cuts, ruling that it did not have authority to review Medicare payment decisions.
January 18, 2010
Radiology mobilizes to help Haiti in wake of devastating earthquake
By Donna Domino
University of Virginia radiologist Dr. Gia Deangelis came perilously close to being one of the casualties in last week's massive earthquake in Haiti. Deangelis was supposed to be in Port-au-Prince on January 12, the day the quake struck, and has now returned to help with the relief effort.
January 18, 2010
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