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ACR and ACRIN to launch PET registry in May
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After years of struggling to secure Medicare reimbursement for positron emission tomography (PET) scans, advocates of the technology are seeing light at the end of the tunnel with the upcoming May 8 launch of the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR).
April 26, 2006
HHS IT head steps down
Dr. David Brailer, head of the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has tendered his resignation, effective May 19.
April 20, 2006
NEMA questions CMS accounting methods
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) of Rosslyn, VA, has warned of potentially inaccurate spending estimates from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
April 20, 2006
MGMA finds compensation slowed for academic docs
By Shalmali Pal
In general, U.S. physicians working in academia didn't take home fatter paychecks in the last half-decade, but academic radiologists did see a slight uptick in their salaries, according to a new survey.
April 9, 2006
CalRHIO releases proposed data standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The California Regional Health Information Organization (CalRHIO) has released a list of recommended data standards aimed at helping healthcare organizations in California share patient information.
April 9, 2006
AHRA announces March CRA results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) reported that 33 radiology administrators who took the Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA) exam on March 10 this year received passing scores.
April 6, 2006
NEMA paper touts imaging's role in oncology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) of Rosslyn, VA, and radiation therapy services firm US Oncology of Houston have released a new white paper on the role of medical imaging in the treatment and diagnosis of cancer.
April 5, 2006
ACR suspends member for malpractice testimony
By Brian Casey
The American College of Radiology has suspended one of its members for giving testimony that the association contends was "clinically inaccurate and scientifically incorrect" in a medical malpractice case. The action is the second suspension made by the Reston, VA, society since it began reviewing the issue of expert testimony by ACR members in 2003.
March 29, 2006
WHO report: X-ray insufficient for TB diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chest radiography is not specific enough to act as the sole test for tuberculosis (TB), yet it is still overutilized by physicians assessing for the disease, according to the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) guidelines.
March 28, 2006
RTOG launches temozolomide study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) has launched a study with its European counterpart to determine if the administration of high-dose temozolomide after radiotherapy leads to improved outcome for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients.
March 16, 2006
AHRA sets 2006 CRA exam dates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) has set the summer and fall dates for its certified radiology administrator (CRA) examination this year.
March 14, 2006
Austrian radiologist to lead 2007 ECR
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - The 2006 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) ended Tuesday with the installation of an Austrian radiologist to lead next year's proceedings, which will also highlight the imaging expertise of China and the Czech Republic.
March 7, 2006
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