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NRMP touts largest residency Match in history
By Brian Casey
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) said that the Main Residency Match on March 15 was the largest in NRMP's history, with the total number of Match registrants topping 40,000 for the first time and the total number of positions offered exceeding 29,000.
March 14, 2013
MedPAC: Imaging volume drops, but long-term growth is high
By Kate Madden Yee
Imaging volume per Medicare beneficiary fell by 1% from 2010 to 2011, but the decline represents just a small part of the overall rapid growth of imaging procedures over the past decade, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report to Congress.
March 14, 2013
CMS to loosen strings on oncology PET payments
By Brian Casey
In a move that should make PET reimbursement easier for most oncology applications, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed removing its longstanding requirement that FDG-PET scans of patients with solid tumors be reported to a national data registry.
March 13, 2013
NEJM: RT boosts heart disease risk in breast cancer patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation therapy (RT) has played a key role in reducing breast cancer mortality rates, but even at low doses it can increase a woman's risk of heart disease, according to new research published on March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
March 13, 2013
ASTRO supports proton therapy for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement supporting the use of proton beam therapy to treat prostate cancer as long as patients are enrolled in clinical trials or within prospective registries.
March 13, 2013
Match Day looms for medical students on March 15
By Brian Casey
It's the most wonderful time of the year -- at least if you're a medical student. The National Resident Matching Program said that results will be available on Friday, March 15, for Match Day, when students discover the academic program to which they've been assigned.
March 13, 2013
ONC chief Mostashari believes data can fix U.S. healthcare
By Cynthia E. Keen
Intelligent use of data can fix a broken healthcare system, said Dr. Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator for health IT within the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). Mostashari delivered the final keynote address of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting last week in New Orleans.
March 13, 2013
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Free downloads available of ECR Today 2013 daily issues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The editorial team at AuntMinnieEurope.com again helped the European Society of Radiology to write and edit its daily congress newspaper for ECR 2013, ECR Today.
March 12, 2013
MITA releases XR-29 standard for CT dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has approved a new dose-related standard: XR-29 "Standard Attributes on Computed Tomography (CT) Equipment Related to Dose Optimization and Management."
March 12, 2013
Carville, Rove share competing visions for U.S. healthcare
By Erik L. Ridley
As might be expected, political consultants James Carville and Karl Rove found little to agree on during a debate at last week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting. However, they did offer an intelligent and surprisingly civil discussion that illuminated the U.S. healthcare dilemma.
March 12, 2013
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HealthHelp names new CMO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm HealthHelp announced that Dr. Anthony DeFrance has been appointed as chief medical officer (CMO).
March 12, 2013
New York Imaging Service acquires GXC Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray provider New York Imaging Service of Newburgh has acquired GXC Imaging Specialists, a western New York-based medical imaging company specializing in capital equipment sales and service.
March 12, 2013
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