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Indian radiologists postpone strike
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) has elected to postpone its ultrasound strike for three months to give the government time to address its demands regarding a law aimed at reducing gender-specific feticide.
September 6, 2016
ACR, others lobby CMS to rescind low-dose CT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and more than 80 medical associations, healthcare systems, and patient advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind planned reimbursement reductions for low-dose CT lung cancer screening in 2017.
September 6, 2016
ESR releases preliminary program for ECR 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has published a preliminary program for next year's ECR 2017 in Vienna.
September 5, 2016
Laurel Bridge teams up with Strategic Radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Laurel Bridge Software has formed a partnership with radiology consortium Strategic Radiology.
September 5, 2016
Indian radiologists suspend ultrasound services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Unable to resolve its dispute with the government over enforcement of a law aimed at reducing gender-specific feticide, the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association said that ultrasound services nationwide are suspended indefinitely, according to an article by the Press Trust of India on India Today.
September 1, 2016
JDMS gets new editor in chief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography has named Kevin Evans, PhD, as incoming editor in chief of the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, effective January 1, 2017.
September 1, 2016
ASRT to CMS: Only registered RTs should perform x-rays
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to add language requiring that only registered radiologic technologists can perform radiography procedures to proposed rules implementing a 20% cut for analog x-ray studies.
August 31, 2016
What do your patients see when they Google you?
By Kate Madden Yee
Before the internet, patients who wanted to learn more about their healthcare providers had to rely on word-of-mouth networks. Now, patients can easily search for information about individual physicians -- and radiologists need to know what they're finding.
August 31, 2016
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Public service campaign targets cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consumer digital health company Rally Health and the Stand Up To Cancer initiative have teamed up to launch Stand Up and Pledge, a public service campaign aimed at getting people to pledge to get screened for cancer and to help them learn about recommended cancer screening methods.
August 30, 2016
Indian radiologists set to go on strike
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Escalating their ongoing protest over a law aimed at reducing gender-specific feticide, radiologists in India will go on strike and not operate their ultrasound systems as of September 1, according to an article published in the Hindu Business Line.
August 29, 2016
4 tips for using Facebook for patient outreach
By Kate Madden Yee
Let's face it: More and more patients are using social media platforms like Facebook to find health information. And no matter how radiologists personally feel about this trend, it's crucial to utilize social tools for patient outreach.
August 29, 2016
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ICD-10-CM changes and challenges for radiology
By Donna Richmond
The October 1 deadline to begin using the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is looming. Are you ready for the upcoming changes? Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions walks you through them.
August 28, 2016
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