Practice Management: Page 505

Global summit confronts radiation issues worldwide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first Global Summit on Radiological Quality and Safety gathered imaging experts from around the world for a series of working sessions on best practices and strategies.
May 30, 2013
New ACR award recognizes excellence in radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
You've heard all about the need for quality and excellence in radiology, but the concept means different things to different people. The American College of Radiology (ACR) is hoping to clarify what quality means with its Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence award, given for the first time earlier this month to two radiology facilities.
May 30, 2013
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Sonography community begins revising standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sixteen organizations gathered in Dallas on May 18 and 19 to begin the revision process for the sonography profession's Scope of Practice and Clinical Standards.
May 29, 2013
ACR offers resident, fellow scholarships
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is making five scholarships available for its upcoming Radiology Leadership Institute annual meeting.
May 29, 2013
HealthHelp debuts decision-support system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm HealthHelp has unveiled MedTree QDS, a clinical decision-support system.
May 29, 2013
Contrast use spikes CT radiation dose
By Eric Barnes
The use of contrast media during CT scans significantly increases how much radiation patients absorb in amounts that vary by organ, researchers report in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Radiologists should account for the expected dose increases when setting scanner protocols, they said.
May 29, 2013
Unisyn changes name to Consensys
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Unisyn Medical Technologies announced it has changed its name to Consensys Imaging Service.
May 28, 2013
GE buys Unisyn ultrasound probe repair business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired the ultrasound probe repair operations of Unisyn Medical Technologies.
May 28, 2013
ASTRO: NIH underfunds radiation oncology research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology research is gravely underfunded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
May 28, 2013
Study: Data for radiation therapy insufficient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
There is not enough randomized clinical trial data to provide doctors with sufficient evidence for radiation oncology treatment decisions, according to a study published online May 14 in the journal Cancer.
May 28, 2013
ASE defines practice standards for cardiac US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new consensus statement on the practice of using ultrasound as a tool for improving patient physical examinations.
May 28, 2013
Carestream touts progress going green
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it has reduced its air emissions and energy consumption as part of an ongoing effort to trim its environmental footprint.
May 28, 2013
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