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Surgeons at Texas hospital use AR in sinus surgery

By Erik L. Ridley

An augmented reality (AR) technology was used to perform minimally invasive sinus surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston by sinus surgeons affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

March 13, 2018

ASRT backs ASTRO safety, quality initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has provided financial support to a national patient safety initiative sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

March 13, 2018

JAMA report on U.S. healthcare spending calls out imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Why are U.S. healthcare costs so much higher than those in comparable developed countries while clinical outcomes are worse? When a study published online March 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association sought to answer that question, heavy utilization of imaging technology in the U.S. landed squarely in its crosshairs.

March 13, 2018

Report on U.S. medical costs calls out imaging | 10.5T MRI scanner fires up | PET beats SPECT for CAD

By Brian Casey

March 12, 2018

Are you ready for Medicare's value modifier adjustment for 2018?

By Sandy Coffta

The results are in from a survey of U.S. healthcare practices and their degree of readiness for the Medicare Value-Based Payment Modifier. The change could result in reimbursement penalties for practices that aren't ready. Where do you stand? Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.

March 12, 2018

ASTRO releases new breast radiation therapy guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new clinical guideline for whole-breast radiation therapy in breast cancer.

March 12, 2018