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Stanford rad tapped as White House Fellow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Stanford University has been tapped as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the President, the first radiologist to be appointed to the program, according to the American College of Radiology of Reston, VA.
June 23, 2010
HIMSS launches HIMSS Analytics Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced the formation of HIMSS Analytics Europe to provide healthcare organizations, governments, and IT companies with data resources and services for adopting and using healthcare IT in Europe.
June 23, 2010
Spanish rad society joins ARRS global program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Radiology will participate in the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) 2011 annual meeting as part of the ARRS Global Exchange Program.
June 22, 2010
IHE proposes radiology supplements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiology Technical Committee has published supplements to the IHE Radiology Technical Framework for public comment.
June 20, 2010
ASTRO backs MedPAC on Stark law exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) of Fairfax, VA, has thrown its support behind the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for highlighting concerns about physician self-referral in cancer care.
June 17, 2010
ACR tackles NSF risk in new gadolinium MRI contrast guidance
By James Brice
The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, is advising radiologists to avoid using the Magnevist, Omniscan, or Optimark contrast agents with patients at high risk for developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).
June 16, 2010
ABII adds new CIIPs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) has welcomed 64 new Certified Imaging Informatics Professionals (CIIPs) following the most recent exam administration on March 26.
June 15, 2010
AdvaMed, MITA launch RT equipment safety program
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) have announced an industrywide effort to develop and implement additional patient protection features for radiation therapy (RT) equipment.
June 9, 2010
New ACR course to replace AFIP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has created the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology, which will provide a four-week radiologic-pathology correlation course five times per year beginning in January 2011.
June 9, 2010
SNM convenes annual meeting as challenges persist
By Wayne Forrest
As SNM convenes its annual meeting on June 5, the society faces a number of challenges, including a persistent shortage of a key radioisotope, looming new regulatory guidelines on PET radiopharmaceutical production, and the need to continually demonstrate nuclear medicine's value.
June 2, 2010
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ACR promotes VC screening bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation introduced last week that would require Medicare to pay for virtual colonoscopy screening.
June 1, 2010
ASNC offers tips to reduce MPI radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has published a new set of recommendations to reduce radiation exposure for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) procedures.
May 31, 2010
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