Practice Management: Page 523

Intelerad lands meaningful use certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intelerad Medical Systems' Meaningful Use Module 2012 has been certified as a complete electronic health record by a U.S. Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body, the company announced.
May 28, 2012
ASTRO criticizes USPSTF stand on prostate screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has expressed its disappointment with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) final recommendations against the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer, and it cautioned against a blanket no-testing policy.
May 24, 2012
Software tool facilitates radiologist-technologist feedback
By Erik L. Ridley
Thomas Jefferson University recently experienced a spike in the number of scratches on radiography images at one location. Thanks to an internally developed PACS plug-in called Technique Logger, however, the institution was able to quickly diagnose the problem: faulty equipment maintenance.
May 24, 2012
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Name change, global cooperation among top priorities at SNM 2012
By Wayne Forrest
As nuclear medicine and molecular imaging become increasingly entwined, the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) is looking to keep pace and expand its reach beyond the boundaries of the radioisotopes on which the medical specialty was founded.
May 24, 2012
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U.S. Olympic Committee to use GE EMR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced that for the first time it will use electronic medical records (EMRs) to manage healthcare treatment for more than 700 athletes and 3,000 support staff at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
May 23, 2012
ASRT offers new membership options
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced it has introduced two new membership options for radiologic technologists.
May 22, 2012
Sen. Hatch announces device tax amendment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has announced legislation that would repeal the medical device tax included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
May 22, 2012
Radiology team returns to Haiti
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A team of expert radiologists, ultrasonographers, and radiologic technologists is journeying to Haiti next month to provide a series of didactic and medical imaging training sessions at Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
May 21, 2012
Lawlor names new marketing VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Physician recruiting firm Lawlor and Assoc. has named James McLaughlin as its vice president of marketing.
May 21, 2012
ASRT briefs Congress on CARE bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) held a briefing on Capitol Hill last week to educate members of Congress about the importance of passing a bill that would establish federal education and certification standards for healthcare providers of radiology-related services.
May 21, 2012
Lung cancer group blasts CT screening guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung cancer advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance is criticizing guidelines for CT lung screening from a recently released study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, calling the guidelines "pessimistic."
May 21, 2012
Chemo with RT recommended for stage III lung cancer in elderly
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combination of chemotherapy and concurrent radiation therapy (RT) lengthened survival for elderly patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer, according to a report by Japanese researchers published online May 22 in Lancet Oncology.
May 21, 2012
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