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Radiology rallies to fight more reimbursement cuts
By Alexandra Weber Morales
It's do or die for radiology as the specialty struggles to fend off proposals in the U.S. Congress mandating severe cuts in reimbursement. Radiology proponents are predicting economic Armageddon if the cuts are passed, but their arguments may not be strong enough to counter the powerful forces of healthcare reform.
June 30, 2009
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GE amends Orbotech complaint
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has amended its complaint against Israeli electronics technology firm Orbotech over the supply of cadmium zinc telluride modules.
June 29, 2009
NeuroGrafix settles patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI software developer NeuroGrafix has settled a patent infringement suit with Oak Tree Medical Imaging.
June 25, 2009
Siemens' Miller defends imaging in House testimony
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare Workflow and Solutions division CEO Thomas Miller testified Wednesday on the benefits of medical imaging during a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing on healthcare reform.
June 25, 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
U.S. House bill would increase utilization factor to 75%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A draft of a healthcare reform bill under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives would increase to 75% the equipment utilization factor used to calculate technical component payments under the Medicare system.
June 22, 2009
NY Times story claims treatment errors at VA brachytherapy unit
By Cynthia E. Keen
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Philadelphia has botched more than 75% of the prostate cancer brachytherapy procedures it has performed in recent years and, until recently, largely avoided clinical or regulatory oversight, according to an article published June 21 in the New York Times.
June 22, 2009
CareCore antitrust lawsuit gets trial date
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An antitrust lawsuit filed by a radiology group against benefits management firm CareCore National has received a trial date.
June 17, 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
Congressional letter supports imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of U.S. Congressional representatives has sent a letter to President Barack Obama, pointing out the value of medical imaging technology to the nation's healthcare system.
June 14, 2009
Canadian authorities review 70,000 cases after rad is suspended
By Kate Madden Yee
Canadian health authorities are reviewing 70,000 imaging exams after discovering irregularities in the work of the radiologist who initially interpreted them. The irregularities were discovered during a routine review of the work of Dr. Darius Tsatsi, one of three radiologists at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre in Saskatchewan.
June 10, 2009
Connecticut recognizes RAs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Connecticut has become the 26th state to recognize advanced-practice medical imaging by radiologist assistants (RAs).
June 9, 2009
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