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ASRT promotes two staffers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM, has promoted two senior staff members.
January 30, 2007
CCHIT certifies 18 EHR products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) has awarded certification for 18 additional electronic health record (EHR) products for office-based physicians.
January 29, 2007
Fuji sponsors ARRS grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA will be sponsoring education travel grants for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Orlando in May.
January 28, 2007
Gastroenterologists plan to perform VC
By Eric Barnes
A recent report by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) outlines plans for gastroenterology practices to not only incorporate virtual colonoscopy into colon cancer screening, but bypass radiologists entirely to scan patients on their own. Leading gastroenterologists and radiologists weigh in on the report.
January 24, 2007
IHE to publish Connectathon results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North America Connectathon 2007, which ended last Friday in Chicago, provided a setting to test the capability of applications to share patient data within and across hospitals and healthcare systems.
January 23, 2007
PET added to lymphoma assessment guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New guidelines developed by the International Harmonization Project (IHP) for treatment response assessment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma aim to standardize the parameters used in clinical trials for lymphoma and incorporate new technologies. The revised guidelines also cover all lymphomas.
January 22, 2007
Testing procedure improves usability of DICOM CDs
By Erik L. Ridley
DICOM CDs are commonly used today to disseminate patient images and information, but many of them suffer from deficiencies that can hinder image viewing and integration into PACS networks. To help deal with the problem, the German Roentgen Society (DRG) initiated a quality assurance initiative designed to improve the quality of DICOM CDs.
January 21, 2007
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UHG debuts imaging services quality initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has collaborated with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) on a nationwide quality improvement initiative for diagnostic imaging services.
January 14, 2007
AHRQ offers IT grant money
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is making available as much as $25.8 million in grant money from the U.S. government for healthcare IT projects.
December 19, 2006
CCHIT expands EHR certification to specialties
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
According to the U.S. Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has authorized and funded the expansion of its certification scope for ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) products to begin addressing some medical specialties and specialized care settings.
December 14, 2006
NCCN adds breast cancer hyperthermia therapy to guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
According to BSD Medical of Salt Lake City, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has added hyperthermia therapy and radiation as combination treatments in its 2007 Breast Cancer Guidelines for recurrent cancer of the chest wall and other localized cancer recurrences.
December 13, 2006
Baumgartner to take reins at NCQDIS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Coalition for Quality Diagnostic Imaging Services (NCQDIS) has named Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) CEO Robert Baumgartner as chairman, effective January 1.
December 11, 2006
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