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ASRT names new officials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has named Donna Thaler Long as its new speaker and Sandra Hayden as vice speaker of its House of Delegates for the 2009/2010 year.
June 28, 2009
ACR lobbies against RBMs, utilization rate changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Representatives of the American College of Radiology (ACR) participated in a June 24 briefing of the U.S. House of Representatives Rural Caucus to make their case against the use of radiology benefits managers (RBMs) in the Medicare system.
June 25, 2009
IHE publishes new supplements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiology Technical Committee has published five new technical framework supplements for trial implementation.
June 22, 2009
ACR, others form Imaging e-Ordering Coalition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An alliance of healthcare providers, technology companies, and diagnostic imaging organizations has established a national initiative to promote health IT-enabled decision support for ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, according to founding member, the American College of Radiology (ACR).
June 15, 2009
AMI, SMI partner on journal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) and Society for Molecular Imaging (SMI) are joining forces on the publication of the Molecular Imaging and Biology journal.
June 14, 2009
Canadian health minister meets SNM execs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Canada's Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq told SNM leadership that the country wants to work with them to help solve the issue of reoccurring medical isotope shortages.
June 14, 2009
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Heart groups update cardiac radionuclide guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Cardiology Foundation, working with several other specialty societies, has updated its guidelines on cardiac radionuclide imaging (RNI), including both SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging and cardiac PET.
June 10, 2009
ACR Image Metrix moves to larger space
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix division has opened its new headquarters in office space previously occupied by the ACR Clinical Research Center in Philadelphia.
June 10, 2009
SIIM aligns with WHIA to expand imaging worldwide
By Wayne Forrest
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has thrown its support behind efforts by the World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) to deliver digital imaging systems to developing communities across the world.
June 4, 2009
ASTRO updates booklet for cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published an updated edition of "Radiation Therapy for Cancer," a 24-page booklet that provides information for cancer patients and their families who are considering or planning to have radiation therapy.
June 1, 2009
NEJM editorial lauds CMS rejection of VC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An editorial in this week's New England Journal of Medicine praises the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) recent decision to decline reimbursement for screening virtual colonoscopy. But a VC practitioner counters that the agency ignored evidence of the procedure's effectiveness.
May 27, 2009
ASRT: Radiation therapy staffing remains stable
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Staffing rates for radiation therapy facilities have remained relatively stable within the past two years, according to a study recently performed by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
May 27, 2009
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