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Avreo gets meaningful use certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Avreo said that its interWorks Meaningful Use Module for Inpatient has received 2011 edition complete electronic health record certification by ICSA Labs.
April 1, 2013
MedQ reports meaningful use milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology IT provider MedQ said that customers of its Q/ris 3000 electronic health record received an aggregate of $1.2 million in meaningful use incentive payments from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2012.
March 28, 2013
Carestream's DR used for 2013 NFL scouting combine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health's DRX-1 detectors were used at last month's 2013 National Football League (NFL) scouting combine, the company said.
March 5, 2013
Study confirms diminished use of pediatric trauma CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of CT exams in pediatric trauma patients has declined or stayed the same for most clinical applications over the past decade, according to an analysis published online February 25 in Radiology.
February 28, 2013
Study will use DTI to show soccer heading effects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3 million grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to investigate the short- and long-term effects on the brain of heading a soccer ball, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MR.
February 27, 2013
Medical societies say 'not so fast' with stage 3 meaningful use
By Cynthia E. Keen
Major healthcare organizations think the U.S. government may be moving too fast in its "meaningful use" program to convince healthcare providers to adopt electronic records. The groups are recommending that stage 3 requirements be delayed until the effectiveness of the meaningful use program can be evaluated.
January 16, 2013
BC Technical buys Genesis Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging refurbished equipment developer BC Technical has purchased Genesis Medical Imaging, an imaging service, refurbished systems, and parts provider.
January 14, 2013
CMS issues new meaningful use guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided new guidance that clarifies the eligibility of certain radiologists for the "significant hardship" exception added in stage 2 of its meaningful use IT incentive program.
January 9, 2013
Use of imaging in inpatient setting lags overall growth
By Kate Madden Yee
Use of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in the hospital inpatient setting lagged overall imaging growth from 2000 to 2010, and the share of imaging being done on an inpatient basis dropped from 32% to 25%, said Dr. Vijay Rao from Thomas Jefferson University.
January 7, 2013
U.S. equipment service market to remain flat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for diagnostic imaging equipment servicing is expected to remain flat, growing at a rate of one-half of 1% per year for the next five years, according to a new report from market research firm Millennium Research Group.
January 7, 2013
Survey confirms escalating use of EMRs/EHRs in U.S.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Nearly 75% of office-based physicians used an electronic medical or health record (EMR/EHR) system during 2012, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Almost 40% of these physicians have installed a basic system at their practice.
December 9, 2012
Meaningful use is achievable for academic radiology practices
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Should a U.S. academic radiology practice participate in the "meaningful use" initiative? An academic hospital with a program in place could provide significant benefits, but without it, there will be hurdles, according to a Sunday afternoon refresher course at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 25, 2012
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