Practice Management: Page 555

Radiology job market: Is the future bright?

By Kate Madden Yee

As imaging gets crunched between government efforts to cut healthcare costs and a vacillating U.S. economy, it can be hard to determine the state of the radiology job market. Its future health, however, may depend more on public relations, according to an article in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 27, 2012

MSAA celebrates MRI Institute anniversary

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) announced that its MRI Institute has reached its 10-year anniversary.

June 26, 2012

CARE bill introduced in U.S. Senate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists said that the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday by Sen. Mike Enzi and Sen. Tom Harkin.

June 26, 2012

U.S. Senate votes to reauthorize FDA user fees

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Senate has passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act by a vote of 92-4, and the bill, which reauthorizes the medical device user fee program for five years, is expected to be signed into law soon by President Obama.

June 25, 2012

Calif. radiation fix-up bill adds dose of controversy

By Eric Barnes

A California bill designed to smooth over some rough patches in the California Radiation Protection Act before it takes effect on July 1 has instead become a road to controversy in the state's radiology community.

June 25, 2012

Incidental findings on CT lung screening offer benefits, costs

By James Brice

Incidental findings uncovered at low-dose CT lung cancer screening increase the overall yield of malignancies diagnosed from the annual exams for high-risk, asymptomatic patients, but their evaluation adds an additional layer of cost to such programs, Danish researchers have found.

June 25, 2012