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HIMSS, URAC form alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the healthcare quality certification and accreditation organization URAC have entered into a joint marketing agreement to promote the URAC Health Information Technology Accreditation Programs.
January 4, 2005
HIMSS forms Dorenfest Institute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sheldon Dorenfest has donated his company, Sheldon I. Dorenfest and Associates, and its historical data assets to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
January 3, 2005
Ethnic South Asian radiologists absent from U.S. leadership roles
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The percentage of radiologists of South Asian ethnicity is growing in the U.S., predominantly due to an increasing number of U.S.-born trainees. However, their representation in radiology leadership positions does not portray their participation in the profession, according to data unveiled at the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
January 2, 2005
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NEMA releases DICOM update
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has released a 16-part update to the DICOM standard.
December 20, 2004
Legionnaire's disease confirmed in Dutch RSNA attendee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Dutch radiologist who attended the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago has contracted Legionella pneumonia, according to an advisory e-mail from the Netherlands Society for Radiology (NVvR).
December 20, 2004
HIMSS releases device disclosure statement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has published a Manufacturers Disclosure Statement for Medical Device Security, a form completed by manufacturers that healthcare providers can use to assess medical device security risks.
December 15, 2004
Nation's largest insurer to adopt ACR criteria, accreditation
By Tracie L. Thompson
The American College of Radiology has gained a big supporter in its efforts to influence the practice of medicine in the U.S. For the first time, a major insurer is planning to adopt and promote both the ACR's accreditation programs and its imaging selection criteria.
December 8, 2004
RSNA attendance shows uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Attendance at the 2004 edition of the RSNA conference edged up in most categories compared to 2003 attendance figures.
December 6, 2004
NEMA issues ethics code for imaging equipment makers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced a new code of ethics for its members that make medical imaging or radiation therapy equipment.
December 2, 2004
RT vacancy rate falls, ASRT survey says
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Could the shortage of radiologic technologists be coming to an end? There are signs that this could be the case as more workers enter the profession, according to a recent survey of the RT job market by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM.
December 1, 2004
AMI names Cullen as finance manager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) has appointed Brenda Cullen as its manager of finance and administration.
November 22, 2004
Leiden University posts 16-slice CT protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands have published a comprehensive set of 16-slice CT protocols on the center's Web site.
November 16, 2004
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