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NEMA names new MITA head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has appointed David Fisher to lead its Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
September 23, 2009
PQI pediatric program gets ABR nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) has qualified a new free program on quality improvement in pediatric CT as fulfilling the ABR's maintenance of certification requirements for diagnostic radiologists.
September 17, 2009
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ARRT requires degree to sit for exam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has approved a proposal to set the associate degree as the minimum educational requirement for its certification exams in radiography, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy systems.
September 17, 2009
Senate bill calls for 65% equipment utilization rate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The healthcare reform bill released this week by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would set the equipment utilization rate for Medicare reimbursement of imaging studies at 65%, significantly lower than the 90% level proposed in original versions of the legislation.
September 15, 2009
UN's IAEA launches pediatric rad therapy network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the first global initiative by a United Nations organization to improve pediatric radiation oncology treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
September 13, 2009
AMIC report attacks utilization rate changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has issued a new analysis that criticizes proposals to change the utilization factor that determines Medicare reimbursement for advanced imaging procedures.
September 10, 2009
National Health IT Week scheduled September 21-25
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Organizers of the fourth annual National Health IT Week are encouraging healthcare providers to go to Washington, DC, to lobby members of Congress and to participate in weeklong events scheduled September 21-25 in the nation's capital.
September 8, 2009
AMIC: Voters oppose imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is touting survey results that indicate that 71% of voters oppose making additional cuts in Medicare reimbursement for advanced imaging procedures such as MRI and CT.
September 8, 2009
SNM: Nuclear medicine tests being postponed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global shortage of molybdenum-99 is significantly affecting nuclear medicine physicians and nuclear pharmacies, with many imaging tests being postponed, according to survey results released this week by SNM.
September 8, 2009
ACR to create LI-RADS lexicon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has convened a LI-RADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System) committee to develop a system for standardized reporting and data collection for CT and MRI surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma.
September 3, 2009
SPR survey addresses pediatric rad shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Many radiology residents may not fully understand the opportunities available in pediatric imaging -- perhaps accounting for the discipline's current shortage of radiologists, according to a new survey conducted by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) of Reston, VA.
August 30, 2009
WVU wins NIH grant for PEM/PET system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a four-year, $2 million grant to researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown for a hybrid positron emission mammography (PEM)/PET system.
August 27, 2009
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