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ACR weighs in on Obama deficit reduction plan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released a statement today opposing the imaging provisions in the deficit reduction plan presented this week by President Barack Obama.

September 21, 2011

SIR nets $100K from St. Jude Medical

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery Campaign has received a $100,000 pledge from cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical.

September 19, 2011

ACR tweaks rules for SPECT phantoms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

After a review of nuclear medicine accreditation program requirements, the American College of Radiology's (ACR) subcommittee on nuclear medicine physics has eliminated the need for sites to submit SPECT phantoms utilizing thallium-201, gallium-67, or indium-111.

September 19, 2011

AMA joins criticism of MedPAC SGR proposal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a statement strongly opposing a plan under consideration by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for offsetting the cost of repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.

September 19, 2011

ACR hits MedPAC recommendations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) said it strongly opposes draft recommendations released Thursday by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on how to fix the sustainable growth rate formula.

September 18, 2011

RSNA's Image Share project hopes to repeat DICOM success

By Erik L. Ridley

In the late 1990s, radiology societies helped encourage vendor adoption of the DICOM 3.0 standard, a milestone that ultimately sparked a revolution in digital image management. Now, RSNA hopes its Image Share project will do the same for the nascent field of image sharing.

September 14, 2011