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Medicalis touts partners, software at RSNA 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology decision-support firm Medicalis promoted several new partnerships, as well as a new reporting environment, at last week's RSNA 2012 meeting in Chicago.
December 2, 2012
RSNA attendance drops 9% for 2012 show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Attendance at the RSNA 2012 conference in Chicago was down 9% compared with the 2011 edition of the meeting, according to figures released by the Oak Brook, IL, society.
December 2, 2012
Merge files suit against Medstrat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has sued orthopedic imaging informatics provider Medstrat, two Medstrat employees, and two Medstrat agents over alleged unfair competition, product disparagement, and tortious interference.
November 29, 2012
Techs often bear brunt of media misinformation about imaging
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Do you remember the ruckus last year when television celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz recommended on the "Dr. Oz Show" the use of thyroid shields during mammograms? While Oz appears to have changed his tune, social media continues to promote this misconception, according to an ASRT @ RSNA presentation at the RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2012
The good and bad of RSNA 2012; watch the WebShow
By Brian Casey
November 28, 2012
Only half of patients identify radiologists as physicians
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Barely half of patients understand that radiologists are "real" doctors, a new poll of more than 300 individuals revealed. Researchers from Indiana presented the findings on Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2012
RSNA 2012
In addition to patients, the RSNA also cares about the environment. Conference organizers made a major effort to recycle at the 2012 show.
November 28, 2012
AMIC finds Medicare cuts harmed imaging providers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A survey of physician practices and imaging providers by the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has found nine of 10 providers reporting a negative financial hit from Medicare rate cuts for medical imaging.
November 27, 2012
Radiology and consumerism: Odd bedfellows?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The doctor-patient paradigm of "doctor knows best" has changed as patients become more active consumers in selecting healthcare services, according to a panel presentation at RSNA 2012. If radiologists know what's good for them -- and their patients -- they will adjust, the group advised.
November 27, 2012
Radiologists should eye scans for clues to elder abuse
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - The under-the-radar problem of physical abuse of the elderly can be countered by radiologists who observe certain patterns of head and neck injuries, subdural hematomas, and the social context surrounding these cases, researchers reported at RSNA 2012.
November 27, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 10 -- RSNA show's early days
By Otha Linton
When RSNA held its first meeting in December 1915, the conference attracted 30 of the nascent society's 62 members to a Chicago hotel. Now closing in on its 100-year anniversary, RSNA still meets in Chicago, but it draws 60,000 radiology professionals to what has become the world's largest medical meeting.
November 27, 2012
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Federal grant expands RSNA Image Share project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA Image Share Project is moving forward with expansion plans after receiving a two-year, $5.3 million contract from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The contract also provides an option for a two-year extension for an additional $5.5 million.
November 26, 2012
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