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MITA names new government relations director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has named David Cooling as its director of state and federal government relations.
August 5, 2012
Lung cancer screening bill gains support in Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance said on Friday that support continues to grow for the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act (S 752, HR 1394).
August 5, 2012
ASTRO: Medicare cuts could harm cancer care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cuts proposed to radiation oncology reimbursement by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could have devastating effects on community cancer care, according to a survey conducted by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
July 31, 2012
MITA offers educational kits for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has released its Demonstrating Excellence Through Advanced Imaging Learning (DETAIL) program, which provides resources for physicians and patients to learn about PET scans.
July 30, 2012
ACR responds to Health Affairs study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study published online July 25 in Health Affairs is "incomplete and potentially misleading," according to a response statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR).
July 24, 2012
ASTRO publishes radiation safety guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new guide that details minimum recommended guidelines for radiation oncology practices.
July 18, 2012
CMS to mull covering more PET agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to consider expanding coverage to more PET imaging agents after receiving a letter from imaging groups advocating broader Medicare payments.
July 11, 2012
ACR to offer appropriateness criteria for EHRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has entered into an exclusive agreement with the National Decision Support Company to provide the technical platform, support, and licensing of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria under the name ACR Select.
July 10, 2012
ACR's RLI launches Harvard seminar
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has debuted its first Harvard Emerging Leaders Seminar, a Web-based program that offers a Harvard Business Publishing curriculum in an online cohort-based setting designed for radiology professionals.
July 9, 2012
ACR looks to retool annual meeting with broader focus
By Brian Casey
The American College of Radiology (ACR) plans to change the focus of its annual meeting, opening the conference to all of its members in 2015 and broadening its content in hopes of creating an event that attracts 3,000 to 5,000 attendees to Washington, DC, each May.
July 9, 2012
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ASTRO critiques CMS payment cuts for rad therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) roundly criticized a proposed rule released on July 6 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would cut payment for radiation oncology services by 15%.
July 8, 2012
ASRT, Rad-Aid craft fellowship program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and Rad-Aid International have created the new Radiologist Technologist Fellowship Program for Developing Countries.
July 4, 2012
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