Practice Management: Page 557

Meaningful use, legacy systems may spark RIS market
By Erik L. Ridley
The combination of an installed base with rapidly aging software and a push to meet U.S. IT meaningful use requirements bodes well for the U.S. RIS market, according to a new report from healthcare technology research and advisory firm CapSite.
September 28, 2011
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Vision RT adds U.S. customers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiation therapy software developer Vision RT has added several U.S. clients to its customer base.
September 27, 2011
ASTRO: Chemo + RT increases tumor response
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rectal cancer patients treated with a new combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) before undergoing surgery have an 88% chance of surviving the cancer three years following treatment, according to trial results being presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
September 27, 2011
NQF endorses ACR dose measure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed the dose index registry performance measure developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
September 27, 2011
ACR revises breast MRI accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Committee on Breast MRI Accreditation has updated the program's requirements to help facilities comply with the upcoming deadline of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
September 26, 2011
Poll: 89% of women say mammograms vital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nearly nine out of 10 women reported that having a regular mammogram gave them a feeling of control over their own healthcare, according to a poll conducted by the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Commission and the Society of Breast Imaging.
September 26, 2011
Vision RT opens N. American support center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiation therapy software developer Vision RT has opened a North American customer support center in Ellicott City, MD.
September 26, 2011
CAD use consistently boosts VC results
By Eric Barnes
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) always improves reader sensitivity in virtual colonoscopy datasets, say researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy, who reviewed the literature and found that CAD significantly improved detection of polypoid lesions across the board.
September 26, 2011
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NLST analysis to yield key cost data on CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
Now that a major study has shown that lung cancer screening reduces mortality, healthcare payors want to find out if it's cost-effective -- and they'll soon know the answer, according to a presentation at last week's American College of Radiology Imaging Network fall meeting in Arlington, VA.
September 25, 2011
Clinical informatics gets board-certified status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Medical Specialties has approved the field of clinical informatics as a new subspecialty for physicians, according to an announcement made by the American Medical Informatics Association.
September 25, 2011
Rad assistant bill introduced in U.S. House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to recognize radiologist assistants as nonphysician providers of healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on September 23.
September 22, 2011
ACR to host IT, radiation dose forum
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) will hold its first annual ACR Imaging Informatics Summit and Dose Monitoring Forum on November 3 and 4.
September 22, 2011
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