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ACR opposes healthcare bill's imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) wasted no time in voicing its opposition to medical imaging reimbursement cuts in the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 4872) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night.
March 21, 2010
SNM warns of 'significant disruptions' in Mo-99 supply
By Wayne Forrest
With a confluence of nuclear reactor shutdowns around the world this week, SNM is warning nuclear medicine practitioners to brace for the "one of the most significant disruptions ever in the supply of molybdenum-99" (Mo-99) from March 21 to April 11.
March 21, 2010
Radiology societies comment on HIT stimulus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Believing that the proposed implementation of the U.S. healthcare IT (HIT) stimulus plan fails to take into account the needs of radiology, four major radiology organizations have joined forces to request changes by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
March 16, 2010
AIUM gets MSK guideline support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has collaborated with four other professional societies to endorse its recent AIUM Training Guidelines for the Performance of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Examinations.
March 15, 2010
ACR to Obama: Medicare should cover CTC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should cover CT colonography (CTC) for Medicare patients, the American College of Radiology (ACR) wrote in a March 2 letter to President Barack Obama.
March 4, 2010
ACG to Obama: Colonoscopy better than virtual exam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Colonoscopy is the best option for colorectal cancer detection and prevention, according to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) in Bethesda, MD.
March 3, 2010
Medical groups tell Congress more radiation rules are needed
By Cynthia E. Keen
In part 2 of our coverage of the February 26 medical radiation hearings in Congress, we report on the testimony of medical groups representing radiology and radiation oncology, who tackled the issue of rising patient exposure head-on, telling lawmakers that more regulation is needed.
February 28, 2010
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ACR to call for mandatory accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) will call for mandatory accreditation of all providers of advanced imaging and radiation oncology services at hearings in the U.S. Congress on February 26.
February 24, 2010
ACR adds NM, PET to online accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a new program that allows facilities to receive accreditation online for nuclear medicine and PET programs.
February 22, 2010
DR summit yields Image Gently CR/DR campaign, ACR dose registry
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has expanded the scope of its global Image Gently campaign to include computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) exams. The new initiative was formally launched -- along with a new American College of Radiology DR dose registry -- at a DR summit earlier this month.
February 21, 2010
Survey eyes device safety during imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Council on Aging said that communication about the safety of medical imaging for patients with electronic implantable devices is often inadequate.
February 16, 2010
ACR's RTOG names Bradley to committee chair
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has named Dr. Jeffrey D. Bradley of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as chair of its Lung Cancer Committee.
February 14, 2010
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