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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
ACR, peerVue collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and software developer peerVue have announced an agreement to integrate the ACR's eRadPeer with peerVue's qiVue system.
December 1, 2009
Free library of best-practice report templates published by RSNA
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - In conjunction with its annual meeting, the RSNA has published a free downloadable library of radiology report templates representing the "best-practice" recommendations of more than 100 experts from 12 radiology specialties.
December 1, 2009
New ACR guidelines overhaul VC practice, training standards
By Eric Barnes
A major revamp of virtual colonoscopy practice guidelines has been published in a white paper by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The update, the first since the ACR Colon Cancer Committee's guidelines debuted in 2005, will affect virtually every aspect of VC practice, from insufflation to radiation dose to training.
November 26, 2009
Senate to investigate USPSTF mammo guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate plans to hold a hearing to investigate the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations that mammography screening for women begin biennially at 50, according to the American College of Radiology.
November 25, 2009
ACR: Don't add USPSTF guidance to reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
"A great many women" will die unnecessarily from breast cancer if the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations regarding mammography screening are included in healthcare reform legislation, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.
November 23, 2009
CT society revises standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Computed Tomography Laboratories (ICACTL) has revised its accreditation standards, including more stringent guidelines related to patient dose and appropriate-use criteria.
November 23, 2009
ACR lauds HHS mammo support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) in Reston, VA, praised Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for reaffirming that mammography screening is a vital tool in the battle against breast cancer.
November 18, 2009
SNM contests proposed CMS payment rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine society SNM has raised significant concerns about proposed reimbursement rules for imaging procedures, announced by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 30.
November 5, 2009
Societies rally to repeal Medicare SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several U.S. medical imaging societies are urging members to rally behind legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
October 20, 2009
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