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Stanford MDCT meeting reboots as subspecialty society
By Eric Barnes
CT is one of medical imaging's largest and most dynamic modalities, but it has never had a dedicated society to call its own. Until now. Organizers of the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT have moved to spin off their meeting from Stanford University into the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT), a new multinational medical society dedicated to CT.
January 17, 2010
RSNA meeting attendance dips 4%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A total of 56,824 people attended the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago, down 4% from the 59,181 who traveled to the 2008 edition.
January 11, 2010
ACR, SBI: Breast cancer screening should begin at 40
By Kate Madden Yee
Annual breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 for the average patient and even earlier in high-risk patients, according to newly published recommendations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
January 3, 2010
ACC sues HHS over Medicare cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) filed suit on Monday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that severe cuts in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will render the practice of cardiology "nonviable and unsustainable."
December 28, 2009
SNM supports SGR rate fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging organization SNM has applauded the U.S. Congress' approval of a fix to freeze the sustainable growth rate (SGR) factor at the 2009 rate for physicians.
December 22, 2009
Evolve, RedRick add ACR install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian PACS furniture provider RedRick Technologies and its U.S. affiliate Evolve Technologies have launched a joint education project with the American College of Radiology (ACR).
December 16, 2009
ACR to CMS: 2010 Physician Fee Schedule badly flawed
By Kate Madden Yee
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released a critique of the proposed physician payment changes for 2010 issued in October by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Reston, VA, society found the agency's proposals to be "badly flawed" and "based on incomplete data."
December 16, 2009
ACR revises accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has revised its requirements for medical physicists and MR scientists, effective January 1, 2010.
December 14, 2009
Toshiba, AHRA award grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the AHRA have awarded six recipients for their second annual Putting Patients First grant program.
December 14, 2009
ASE survey projects limited echo access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) survey said that initial results from a survey it conducted on the impact of upcoming changes in Medicare payment rates may portend the possibility of decreased patient access to echocardiography studies.
December 14, 2009
RSNA to develop image sharing network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has been awarded a $4.7 million contract from the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to design and launch an Internet-based network for patient-controlled sharing of medical images.
December 9, 2009
ACR issues alert for mammo coverage changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is asking healthcare providers to notify the organization if they receive word of any changes in insurance coverage for mammography screening.
December 9, 2009
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