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SIR submits feedback on payment rule to CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has submitted comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommending changes to the agency's proposed rule on its quality payment program.
June 27, 2016
ASCO to participate in National Cancer Moonshot Summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) plans to participate in Vice President Joe Biden's National Cancer Moonshot Summit, to be held June 29 at Howard University in Washington, DC.
June 27, 2016
What does the Joint Commission really want with CT?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology departments may think complying with the Joint Commission's 2015 accreditation standards for CT is an overwhelming undertaking, but it's not as hard as it seems, according to a presentation given at the recent International Society for Computed Tomography 2016 Symposium in San Francisco.
June 27, 2016
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WMIS acquires image-guided surgery group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) has finalized a deal to buy the American Society of Image Guided Surgery.
June 26, 2016
Indian state plans to track all ultrasound systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh said it will install tracking devices on all ultrasound scanners in the state in an effort to avoid female feticide, according to a June 23 article in the Indian Express.
June 26, 2016
How do breast density laws affect radiology practice?
By Kate Madden Yee
Since 2009, 28 states have enacted breast density notification legislation -- a victory, say women's health advocates. So how are radiologists reacting, particularly in regard to assessing breast cancer risk and offering supplemental imaging? With caution, according to a new study published in The Breast Journal.
June 26, 2016
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What Brexit means for imaging
By Steve Holloway
The U.K. has decided to leave the European Union. What does that mean for imaging? Great uncertainty, and nothing in the European imaging sector will be quite the same again, Stephen Holloway writes in a monthly market trends column.
June 23, 2016
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SNMMI gets nod from CMS for appropriate use criteria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) as a provider of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging studies.
June 23, 2016
Joint Commission eases CT technologist standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After receiving feedback from rural and critical access hospitals, the Joint Commission has elected not to implement certain aspects of proposed advanced certification requirements for CT technologists in new diagnostic imaging requirements set to take effect on September 1.
June 20, 2016
RSNA taps Mach7 for image-sharing pilot program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA has chosen data management firm Mach7 Technologies to participate in its Image Share Validation pilot program.
June 20, 2016
CMS approves ACR to provide appropriateness criteria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a provider of appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging studies.
June 20, 2016
Indian radiologist arrested for conducting sex ID test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Well-known Indian radiologist Dr. V.K. Mutreja -- an honorary secretary of the Delhi Medical Association -- was arrested on Saturday along with five others for allegedly conducting fetal sex-determination tests, according to an article from The Hindu.
June 20, 2016
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