Practice Management: Page 339

ARRT creates path for RPAs to get RRA credential
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) said it is establishing a temporary pathway for radiology practitioner assistants (RPAs) to become credentialed registered radiologist assistants (RRAs).
April 2, 2017
What's next for U.S. healthcare regulation?
Now that the first attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act has fallen short, what can we expect next from the U.S. government on healthcare reform? Cynthia Moran of the American College of Radiology offers some thoughts.
April 2, 2017
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LED device could predict skin damage from breast RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine are testing a new, noninvasive imaging device that could help predict skin damage effects from breast cancer radiation therapy (RT).
March 29, 2017
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Radiology-TEACHES wins ABIM award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology-TEACHES, an imaging appropriateness clinical decision-support education project for medical students, has earned the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Creating Value Challenge "Teaching Value" award, which ABIM confers along with partners Costs of Care and the Leapfrog Group.
March 29, 2017
MITA testifies at medical device user fee hearing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) testified March 28 at a hearing on the Medical Device User Fee Act before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce's subcommittee on health.
March 28, 2017
Radiology Partners adds 22 sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Radiology Partners has added 22 sites to its network, including its first location in North Carolina.
March 27, 2017
Asia-Pacific groups join forces to craft conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of Asia-Pacific radiology societies are joining together in a two-day conference to focus on how medical imaging professionals can optimize imaging resources and deliver better value by contributing to improved medical outcomes.
March 26, 2017
ACA repeal effort falls short as GOP can't muster votes
By Brian Casey
Republicans have shelved legislation that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- known colloquially as Obamacare. In a March 24 press conference, President Donald Trump acknowledged the failure of the repeal effort and said his administration will now move on to other priorities, such as tax reform.
March 23, 2017
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U.S. senator apologizes for mammography remarks
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts apologized yesterday for comments he made about mammography during a debate over health benefits in the proposed American Health Care Act.
March 23, 2017
Kazerooni to chair ACS Lung Cancer Roundtable
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Ella Kazerooni has been named as chair of the American Cancer Society (ACS) National Lung Cancer Roundtable.
March 23, 2017
Clinical decision tools influence CTA use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Clinical decision-support tools could positively influence the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and affect the use of pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for evaluating them, according to a web exclusive article in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
March 23, 2017
MITA: MedPAC offers no new proof of imaging overuse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) March report to Congress on Medicare payment policy offers no new evidence of the overuse of medical imaging, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
March 23, 2017
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