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ASNC names Beanlands as president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has named Dr. Rob Beanlands as its president for 2019.

January 9, 2019

Cancer death rates decline, but economic gap remains

By Kate Madden Yee

The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. dropped by 27% over the past 25 years, but more needs to be done to reduce deaths among Americans of lower socioeconomic status, according to a report from the American Cancer Society published online January 7 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

January 8, 2019

What can rad onc residents expect in the job market?

By Erik L. Ridley

What can radiation oncology residents expect to find in the job market upon graduation? Much depends on whether they find employment in an academic setting or in private practice, according to research published online January 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 8, 2019

Tromberg takes over as NIBIB director

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biophotonics researcher Bruce Tromberg, PhD, has been officially sworn in as the new director of the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).

January 7, 2019

Zotec signs Ill. radiology group

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has announced a new revenue cycle and practice management agreement with Rockford Radiology Assoc. in Rockford, IL.

January 7, 2019

Should radiologists become gatekeepers against overuse?

By Brian Casey

Should the primary duty of radiologists shift from interpreting images to preventing unnecessary orders for medical imaging? That's just one of several novel suggestions for reducing radiology overuse in a Viewpoint article published online January 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

January 7, 2019

Use of emergency chest imaging on the rise

By Erik L. Ridley

Led by significant growth in the use of CT, the utilization of noncardiac chest imaging increased markedly in the emergency department during the past few decades, according to research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute published online January 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 7, 2019

High prices drive healthcare spending in the U.S.

By Abraham Kim

Per capita healthcare spending -- including for medical imaging -- is much higher in the U.S. than in any other country, and the spending rate is increasingly trending upward, according to a study published online January 7 in Health Affairs.

January 7, 2019

Editorial slams NRC plan to expand radiopharmaceutical users

By Wayne Forrest

An editorial published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine expressed strong objections to actions by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promote its alternative pathway for physicians to gain certification to administer radionuclide therapies.

January 6, 2019

Radiology groups unite to form Covalent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two private-practice radiology groups in the Western U.S. have united to form Covalent Radiology, which will offer radiology interpretation and management services.

January 3, 2019

Most malpractice suits resolved in radiologists' favor

By Kate Madden Yee

Most radiologists are concerned about being named in a malpractice suit at some point in their career. But while half of radiologists will have been a malpractice defendant by the age of 60, a strong majority of malpractice claims that go to trial are decided in favor of radiologists.

January 2, 2019

ACR adds topics to appropriateness criteria guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added seven new and 19 revised topics to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria guidelines.

January 1, 2019

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