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HIMSS 2012 sets attendance record
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) 2012 annual meeting set a record for attendance.
February 26, 2012
ACR, MITA call for Medicare coverage of VC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) are calling for Medicare coverage of virtual colonoscopy, according to statements from the two organizations.
February 22, 2012
HIMSS acquires NIH's mHealth Summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced that it has acquired the mHealth Summit, an annual conference about health and mobile IT, from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
February 20, 2012
SNM issues new guidelines for DaT SPECT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has published new practice guidelines on dopamine transporter (DaT) imaging with iodine-123 ioflupane SPECT to assist practitioners in providing appropriate care for patients suspected of having Parkinsonian syndromes.
February 16, 2012
MITA asks CMS to reconsider PET agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has requested that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reconsider its national noncoverage decision (NCD) for PET tracers and remove exclusionary language that denies coverage for new PET imaging agents.
February 13, 2012
Lung alliance outlines screening strategy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has launched a new screening initiative called the Framework for Lung Cancer Screening Excellence that includes a bill of rights for individuals at risk of the disease, along with guiding principles for lung cancer screening programs.
February 13, 2012
IAC streamlines accreditation process
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has renamed its six accrediting divisions and implemented multiple improvements aimed at streamlining the accreditation process.
February 12, 2012
SNM board proposes name change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine's (SNM) House of Delegates has approved a proposal to change the organization's name to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging to better reflect its expanding scope in both disciplines.
February 9, 2012
RSNA and 3 societies form academy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RSNA is teaming with the Association of University Radiologists, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments to form the Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management.
February 8, 2012
ASTRO issues guidelines for brain mets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued evidence-based guidelines for radiotherapy and surgical management of cancer patients with newly diagnosed brain metastasis.
February 8, 2012
ACR Education Center reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center has recently completed its 100th course offering.
February 7, 2012
ACR partners on prostate cancer initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
To improve early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, the American College of Radiology (ACR), the AdMeTech Foundation, and the European Society of Urogenital Radiology have formed a joint effort to expedite the development of standards for the Magnetic Resonance Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System.
February 7, 2012
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