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Joint Commission asks CT techs to complete survey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Joint Commission is asking radiologic technologists (RTs) to complete an online survey in anticipation of the organization's new minimum standards for RTs who perform CT imaging.
June 18, 2015
ASE elects new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Susan Wiegers became president of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) for a one-year term following the society's 26th annual scientific sessions, which were held last week in Boston.
June 14, 2015
AMA wants mobile app best practices, ICD-10 grace period
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted at its annual meeting to adopt a new policy supporting the creation of best practices to guide the development and use of mobile medical apps. The organization is also calling for a grace period for implementing the ICD-10 coding guidelines.
June 9, 2015
ACR refutes JAMA letter on decision support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) said that recent findings from a Medicare demonstration project on clinical decision support show the positive effect of the technology, despite a research letter earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association that questioned its effectiveness.
June 8, 2015
AMA calls for student access to EHRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the hope of improving patient care and increasing the accuracy of communications, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted on Monday to adopt a policy that supports hands-on medical student access to electronic health records (EHRs) during their training.
June 8, 2015
SNMMI names top leaders for 2015-2016
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
BALTIMORE - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has appointed Dr. Hossein Jadvar, PhD, as its new president for 2015-2106.
June 7, 2015
SNMMI names Townsend as Aebersold Award recipient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has named David W. Townsend, PhD, as this year's recipient of the Paul C. Aebersold Award.
June 7, 2015
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Vascular surgery society cautions use of US in AAA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery has identified unnecessarily frequent ultrasound exams in asymptomatic patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) as one of its five specific tests and treatments to question under the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign.
June 1, 2015
MITA issues paper on XR-29 compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a white paper designed to help healthcare facilities that operate CT scanners achieve compliance with the XR-29 radiation dose reduction standard, also known as MITA Smart Dose CT.
May 31, 2015
ASRT announces distinguished author awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the 2014 winners of the Radiologic Technology Distinguished Author Award and the Radiation Therapist Distinguished Author Award.
May 28, 2015
SNMMI preps for annual meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It's all systems go for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) 2015 annual meeting in Baltimore.
May 19, 2015
ACR debuts CT lung cancer screening education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a comprehensive online education program to train radiologists in implementing a CT lung cancer screening program.
May 14, 2015
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