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Congress bucks MedPAC's proposed cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan group of 61 members of Congress has signed and circulated a letter to the members' colleagues expressing concern over imaging cuts recommended by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
June 23, 2011
Ill. attorney general files lawsuit against CT scanning chain
By Brian Casey
The Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit against whole-body CT scanning chain Heart Check America, charging the company with deceptive marketing practices in pitching "preventive" CT scans to otherwise healthy Illinois residents.
June 22, 2011
MinXray helps with Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable x-ray equipment developer MinXray said that it recently provided training and system support for its digital and computed radiography systems in Haiti.
June 22, 2011
Texas dense breast law signed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Texas has become the second U.S. state to mandate the inclusion of breast density risk language in reports sent to women after their mammograms.
June 21, 2011
U.S. physicians face 30% rate cut in 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects that Medicare payment rates for physician services will decrease by 29.4% next year.
June 20, 2011
NY Times reports double scanning of chest CT patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a continuation of its series of articles on overexposure to medical imaging radiation, the New York Times has reported that thousands of Medicare patients have been receiving two consecutive chest CT scans when only one is medically necessary.
June 19, 2011
Philips buys AllParts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips Electronics has purchased imaging equipment parts and training provider AllParts Medical of Nashville, TN.
June 19, 2011
SNM appoints new tech section head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has named Ann Marie Alessi as president of its technologist section.
June 19, 2011
Virtual Radiologic partners with RBMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic is partnering with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) to provide additional educational opportunities within the field of radiology.
June 19, 2011
MGMA: Radiologist salaries dip 1.6% in 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Salaries for diagnostic radiologists decreased 1.6% in 2010 but still improved for the five-year period between 2006 and 2010, according to the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA) 2011 Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
June 16, 2011
New co-chair named for RTOG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology has appointed Dr. Gail Darling of Toronto General Hospital as thoracic surgery co-chair of the Lung Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
June 15, 2011
AMIC lobbies Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is calling on Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations to reduce reimbursements for CT, MRI, and PET services and impose prior authorization requirements.
June 15, 2011
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