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Supreme Court to review healthcare reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that it will hear arguments against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010.
November 13, 2011
ASE says it's happy with Definity label change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) said that it's pleased that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made positive revisions to the U.S. label for Lantheus Medical Imaging's Definity ultrasound contrast agent.
November 10, 2011
Turn off that workstation! Going 'green' in radiology departments
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG07-06 | S402ABThis scientific session will cover an investigation at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center that showed how many taxpayer dollars could be saved if the radiology department intelligently went "green" by turning of equipment when not in use.
November 10, 2011
QatchAll simplifies exam feedback to technologists
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 27 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-QSE3031-SUA | Lakeside Learning CenterProviding positive or critical feedback to radiologic technologists may be more trouble than it's worth, but Massachusetts General Hospital makes the process easy with QatchAll, while also telling all in this storyboard session.
November 10, 2011
Study cites communication failure as key cause of malpractice suits
By Kate Madden Yee
Failure to effectively communicate test results increases the risk of medical malpractice suits, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. And even if radiologists are fifth on the list of primary responsible specialists in these suits, they are the first named as secondary responsible specialists.
November 9, 2011
Bill would protect providers from EHR errors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rep. Tom Marino has introduced legislation into the U.S. House of Representatives that would offer some legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers in cases of adverse events attributed to the use of electronic health records (EHRs).
November 8, 2011
Physicians with financial ties order more cardiac stress tests
By Eric Barnes
Physicians who stand to gain financially from nuclear stress tests or stress echo exams ordered more of the imaging studies for their patients as a follow-up to cardiac interventional procedures, concludes a new study published November 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 8, 2011
Congressman introduces bill to delay MIPPA deadline
By Kate Madden Yee
Rep. Jim Renacci has introduced a bill into the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a six-month grace period to help those opening advanced medical imaging facilities to comply with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008.
November 7, 2011
eMix touts RBMA talk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DR Systems venture eMix said that a presentation at a recent Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) conference showed how the company's image sharing service yielded significant cost savings and patient care benefits.
November 7, 2011
CML sells off U.S. imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian image center operator CML HealthCare has inked two separate agreements to sell its U.S. medical imaging centers to RadNet and the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation for a total of $51.5 million. The deals mark the company's exit from the U.S. medical imaging market.
November 7, 2011
ACR creates RLI study areas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has created the RLI Common Body of Knowledge to provide instruction in leadership areas.
November 6, 2011
HIMSS to collaborate with OMG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is partnering with computer industry standards organization Object Management Group (OMG) on standards development, conferences, and resources, such as white papers and webinars.
November 6, 2011
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