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Radiation oncology grant money available
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Oncology Institute has made available $200,000 in grant money over two years for projects that advance big-data analytics in radiation oncology.
April 27, 2016
CMS, ONC to replace meaningful use for physicians
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. government has announced significant changes to the meaningful use program for Medicare physicians, including plans to tie the initiative into the new Medicare quality-based payment system and to make it more flexible and relevant for participants.
April 27, 2016
How clear are breast density notification letters?
By Kate Madden Yee
Are breast density notification letters understandable to the women who receive them? Not so much, according to a study published April 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found that the readability and understandability of these letters did not match average state literacy levels.
April 26, 2016
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FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional pacemaker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional and ultrasound technology developer Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a suite of pacemakers deemed conditional for use in the MRI environment.
April 25, 2016
Can the reading room go from sedentary to svelte?
By Nicole Pettit
Stand up. Stroll. Fidget. These actions might seem small, but even minor steps can help radiologists counter the major health risks from so many hours spent sitting in front of screens. And it can be done without sabotaging performance, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 25, 2016
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RBMA to consolidate annual meetings in 2017
By Brian Casey
Less is more for the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA), which plans to consolidate its two yearly meetings into one annual event -- called RBMA Paradigm -- starting in 2017.
April 24, 2016
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How to get paid for radiology ultrasound contrast scans
By Donna Richmond
It's great that the ultrasound contrast agent Lumason has finally been approved in the U.S. for radiology applications, but how do you get paid for it? In this column, Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions examines Lumason reimbursement and the coding steps you need to take to get paid.
April 24, 2016
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Rads must use YouTube to spread accurate radiation info
By Kate Madden Yee
More and more patients are turning to social media outlets like YouTube to find health information, especially about topics such as the radiation dose risk from CT. But this information may not be accurate, according to a presentation given at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in Los Angeles.
April 24, 2016
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Imaging Advantage joins MIT on image analysis project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image interpretation provider Imaging Advantage said it has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School to develop a cloud-based artificial intelligence engine that prereads x-ray images before they are forwarded to radiologists.
April 21, 2016
Ignoring radiology recommendations puts patients at risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Referring physicians who ignore recommendations by radiologists for follow-up studies could be jeopardizing the health of their patients, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in Los Angeles.
April 21, 2016
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AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
April 20, 2016
ARRS: CT has replaced radiography for abdominal imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
LOS ANGELES - Over the past 20 years, the use of abdominal imaging among Medicare beneficiaries has changed significantly, with dramatic increases in CT and MR and dramatic decreases in gastrointestinal fluoroscopic and urologic radiographic imaging, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 19, 2016
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