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Radisphere teams with National Rural Health Association
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere has formed a partnership with the National Rural Health Association to bring its radiology services to the rural hospital community.
September 24, 2012
HIMSS promotes need for national patient ID study
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recommended to the U.S. Congress that it should conduct a study to identify an appropriate nationwide patient data matching strategy.
September 24, 2012
ONC publishes draft test procedures for image results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has posted a third wave of draft test procedures, applicable tools, and test data files for the 2014 edition of electronic health record certification criteria mandated by the stage 2 final meaningful use rule.
September 24, 2012
ONC's Reider will keynote ACR informatics summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced that Dr. Jacob Reider, acting chief medical officer of the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), will deliver the keynote address at its forthcoming imaging informatics summit being held in Washington, DC, next month.
September 24, 2012
ACR vice chair bashes political animosity against radiology
By James Brice
Radiology has been to the mountaintop, and it has been paying a political price for it ever since, according to Dr. Bibb Allen Jr., vice chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors.
September 24, 2012
Cancer network names new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a not-for-profit alliance of 21 U.S. cancer treatment centers, has appointed Dr. Robert Carlson as its new CEO.
September 23, 2012
AMIC presses Congress to halt imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In the wake of a new analysis by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) showing that imaging spending under Medicare is down for a second year, patient-advocacy group Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) held a press conference on Friday to call on Congress to stop proposed cuts to imaging services that AMIC, MITA, and other organizations believe are increasingly harming patient care.
September 20, 2012
MITA: Medicare imaging use, spending down again
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging utilization and spending within Medicare continues to decline, and Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures for the second year in a row, according to a new analysis from the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
September 19, 2012
Mary's Musings: Let's get real with radiology peer review
By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz
When I survived the trip to Louisville and actually passed my radiology boards, I had crossed a milestone and never had to return -- except for a mint julep or two. But that's no longer the case, and most radiologists have to renew their certification every 10 years. Should we embrace or reject this new requirement?
September 18, 2012
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RSNA still tops list of medical meetings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Despite the lingering slowdown in the radiology industry, the RSNA's annual meeting in Chicago is still the largest medical conference in the U.S., according to data released this month by the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association.
September 17, 2012
LCA supports CT screening for 9/11 Zadroga Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has recommended to the World Trade Center Health Program that lung cancer screening be offered to the victims and first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
September 16, 2012
Medical imaging advocacy groups head to Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging advocacy groups and patients who have benefited from diagnostic imaging will be on Capitol Hill on September 20 to protest proposed reimbursement cuts for medical imaging services.
September 13, 2012
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