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Philips, PURE partner on Rwandan teleultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has teamed with PURE (Point-of-care Ultrasound in Resource-limited Environments) to develop a teleultrasound mentorship program in Rwanda.

September 18, 2019

Accuray publishes guide to Medicare payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray has published an informational guide to help radiation oncology practices understand the proposed Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement changes described in the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model.

September 18, 2019

ASTRO wants changes to CMS payment proposal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is requesting that several changes be made to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alternative payment model proposal for radiation oncology.

September 16, 2019

Racial bias affects radiology residency letters

By Kate Madden Yee

Racial bias continues to dog radiology, particularly in letters of recommendation for medical students applying to residency programs, according to a study published online September 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 8, 2019

What's your strategy for encounter-based imaging?

By Luke Bideaux

Encounter-based imaging is defined as medical imaging that is intentionally performed during a patient encounter without an associated imaging order, and it can come from sources as diverse as medical photos, endoscopy images, or point-of-care ultrasound. Does your facility have a strategy for handling them? Luke Bideaux of Vega Imaging Informatics explains why you should.

September 8, 2019

Eon to offer free CMS lung screening compliance audits

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patient management technology firm Eon is offering free U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance audits to qualifying lung cancer screening programs.

September 4, 2019

JAMA: Medical imaging use rates continue to rise

By Kate Madden Yee

Medical imaging utilization continues to rise -- especially for advanced imaging exams such as CT and MRI -- despite efforts to curb its growth, according to a study published online September 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

September 3, 2019

Ilumina debuts imaging AI for insurance, law firms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer Ilumina has launched an AI-powered bespoke concierge diagnostic medical imaging service targeted at insurance companies and law firms.

September 2, 2019

German study finds trace gadolinium in fast-food drinks

By Philip Ward

Soft drinks served at fast-food outlets in a half-dozen cities in Germany had trace levels of gadolinium from MRI contrast agents, according to a recent study. While the research highlights the persistence of gadolinium in the environment, the levels most likely do not represent a health risk, experts say.

August 28, 2019

Radiology misses out on physician salary increases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Although overall physician pay increased in 2018, radiologists did not benefit from the trend, according to a new survey published August 27 by the American Medical Group Association.

August 27, 2019

Imaging centers promote CT scans via Groupon

By Abraham Kim

Various imaging centers throughout the U.S. have been offering promotions for discounted CT scans through online marketing company Groupon.

August 26, 2019

Cities in New England have highest breast screening rates

By Kate Madden Yee

It's not just rural areas that are susceptible to disparities in screening mammography, but cities too -- with metropolitan areas in New England having the highest rates of mammography use, while cities in the Mountain region have the lowest, according to a study published August 20 in Radiology.

August 21, 2019

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