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State tort reform reduces orders for x-rays
By Kate Madden Yee
Tort reforms that make it harder to sue physicians have a stronger effect on reducing x-ray orders than reforms that directly reduce payouts for physician errors, according to a new study published online December 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
December 21, 2016
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AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
December 20, 2016
Wash. imaging firms wrap up merger
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Washington imaging service providers TRA Medical Imaging and Medical Imaging Northwest have finalized their merger.
December 19, 2016
Siemens gets FDA nod for Confidence RT Pro CT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Somatom Confidence RT Pro, a CT scanner designed to aid radiation therapy (RT) planning.
December 19, 2016
Breast cancer screening gaps exist for minority women
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer screening disparities exist across racial groups in the U.S. -- with possible negative effects on the health of black and Hispanic women, according to a new study published on December 16 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
December 16, 2016
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MITA launches DICOM 3D printing effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said it will add a new activity by its Working Group 17 to promote the use of DICOM in storing and managing 3D printing models in healthcare.
December 15, 2016
NJ mayor goes on trial in RayScam fraud case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The mayor of the New Jersey town of West New York is on trial this week for his alleged participation in a pay-for-patients fraud scheme called Operation RayScam.
December 14, 2016
CMS declines to revisit CT colonography coverage
By Eric Barnes
In a stunning year-end setback for screening CT colonography, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has turned down a request by advocates for CT colonography to reconsider its 2009 decision not to pay for the imaging-based colon cancer screening exam.
December 14, 2016
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Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act on Tuesday, enacting legislation that includes funding to combat the opioid epidemic, support medical research for cancer, and speed up the approval of medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
December 13, 2016
VA scales back proposal on nurses reading imaging exams
By Brian Casey
In a victory for radiologists, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has scaled back a proposal that grants expanded duties to advanced-level nurses within the VA system, by removing language that some observers believed could have allowed nurses to perform and interpret medical imaging studies.
December 12, 2016
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NCCN recommends Sirtex's microspheres
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical announced that its resin microspheres have been included as a recommended treatment in the latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines.
December 11, 2016
Breast cancer has higher toll on socially isolated women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Socially isolated breast cancer survivors have higher rates of recurrence and mortality than women with larger social networks, according to a study published online December 12 in Cancer.
December 11, 2016
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