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Siemens to equip ACR Education Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has selected Siemens Healthcare's syngo.via advanced visualization software for use in the ACR Education Center in Reston, VA.
March 3, 2013
ACR backs bill to restore imaging access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is endorsing the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (HR 846), which would correct a 25% multiple procedure payment reduction to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session.
February 28, 2013
ACR updates appropriateness guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published a new version of its appropriateness criteria, which are evidence-based guidelines intended to help healthcare providers select the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy.
February 25, 2013
ACR takes aim at 'inaccuracies' in Time healthcare article
By Kate Madden Yee
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has come out swinging in response to an article on healthcare costs published online February 20 in Time magazine that charges ACR with obstructing efforts to discourage overuse of advanced imaging in the Medicare program.
February 24, 2013
MITA holds meetings with Brazilian regulatory agency
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) conducted a series of meetings earlier this month with industry partners in Brazil to explore opportunities to harmonize international medical device standards and expand market access to MITA member companies in Brazil and Latin America.
February 24, 2013
SCCT adds scans to Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In cooperation with the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a list of five CT scan indications that it considers questionable.
February 21, 2013
SIR launches quarterly magazine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has launched IR Quarterly, a new magazine covering the subspecialty of interventional radiology.
February 21, 2013
More medical tests added to Choosing Wisely
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Another 16 medical specialty societies have joined the Choosing Wisely campaign, developing lists of medical tests that should be scrutinized before being ordered for patients.
February 20, 2013
ACR Dose Index Registry tops 5M scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Less than two years after its launch, the American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) has added more than 5 million CT scans and nearly 3 million exams.
February 20, 2013
SNMMI offers list of common tests to question
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has released a list of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging tests that are commonly ordered -- but not always necessary -- as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.
February 20, 2013
HIMSS unveils plans for Innovation Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a move aimed at advancing the cause of interoperability in information technology, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will launch an Innovation Center in Cleveland in October.
February 19, 2013
Judge says ARRT could be liable in Kwiatkowski case
By Kate Madden Yee
A New Hampshire superior court judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in the case of radiologic technologist David Kwiatkowski, who allegedly infected patients at Exeter Hospital with hepatitis C.
February 12, 2013
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