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Breaking bank: Unruly doctors, residents cost hospitals millions
By Eric Barnes
Disruptive behavior among clinicians and residents is not only time-consuming and potentially dangerous, it's expensive, with costs per hospital potentially reaching into the millions per year, according to a new report in Academic Radiology.
August 25, 2013
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Nucletron issues brachytherapy grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta's Nucletron division said it has awarded $160,000 to the American Brachytherapy Society to fund a physician and physics residency program.
August 22, 2013
ASTRO awards junior faculty research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has presented seven researchers with a total of $675,000 in awards and grants to advance radiation oncology research.
August 22, 2013
Use of breast MRI leads to more invasive surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Heavy use of MRI may be leading to unnecessary mastectomies in older women with breast cancer, according to a study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
August 21, 2013
Check the boxes: Building a dose management program
By Neomi Mullens
There is an increasing amount of discussion, legislation, and litigation surrounding radiation safety. If you think you have a robust dose management program, think again, says Neomi Mullens from Ascendian Healthcare Consulting. In this article, she checks off seven items all organizations should consider.
August 21, 2013
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CMS issues billing code for Lymphoseek
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a billing code for the Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical from Navidea Biopharmaceuticals.
August 20, 2013
Nordion, AECL settle reactor lawsuits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nordion and Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) have entered into an agreement to resolve a dispute over nuclear facilities used to produce radioisotopes.
August 19, 2013
Kan. rad pleads not guilty in $7M Army fraud scheme
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist and former U.S. Army officer from Kansas has pleaded not guilty to charges of running a contracting scheme that allegedly defrauded the Army of more than $7 million for medical imaging products and services.
August 19, 2013
vRad hits telerad firms with patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has filed a lawsuit against several teleradiology firms -- including national radiology group Imaging Advantage -- charging patent and copyright infringement.
August 19, 2013
Women, minorities still sparse in radiology
By Eric Barnes
The percentage of women and minorities among radiologists and radiology residents has barely budged in the past eight years, making it unlikely that tomorrow's crop of medical imaging specialists will be more diverse, according to a new study in Radiology.
August 19, 2013
Appropriateness training may not lead to proper CTPA use
By Kate Madden Yee
Providing appropriateness training to emergency department doctors for ordering CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) exams doesn't necessarily reduce inappropriate use of the test, according to a new study published in the September issue of Academic Radiology. It can even have unintended consequences.
August 18, 2013
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HIMSS: Start stage 2 meaningful use on time
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is calling on the U.S. government to proceed on schedule with stage 2 of the meaningful use IT stimulus program; however, it also recommends that year 1 of the stage 2 attestation period be extended by six months.
August 15, 2013
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