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ARRS: Productivity goes beyond reading volume
By Kate Madden Yee
VANCOUVER - Radiology practices must track their productivity to remain viable in an increasingly competitive healthcare market. But tracking productivity goes way beyond just following the number of studies your group reads, according to a presentation at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2012
ACR RLI opens for enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has begun enrollment for participants in its leadership training program for radiology.
May 1, 2012
Alliance HealthCare announces executive changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Alliance HealthCare Services has announced several upcoming changes to its management team.
May 1, 2012
ACR elects new chair and leaders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors has elected several new physicians to serve in its top positions.
May 1, 2012
ARRS: To avoid malpractice suits, watch what you don't say
By Kate Madden Yee
VANCOUVER - Radiologists tend to overestimate their vulnerability to malpractice suits; however, it's important that they keep the reality of lawsuits in mind, not only to reduce their exposure, but also to protect patients from negative outcomes, according to a presentation at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 1, 2012
App uses smartphones to detect radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Image Insight has developed a smartphone application that uses a phone's camera to measure radioactivity levels in the environment.
April 30, 2012
HeartIT nets patent for zero-footprint viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) has received a sixth patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its zero-footprint medical image viewer technology.
April 30, 2012
ARRS: Rads less savvy than peers on healthcare, business issues
By Kate Madden Yee
VANCOUVER - Radiologists admit they're less knowledgeable than their nonradiologist peers on topics such as healthcare policy, quality assurance, and patient costs -- and less savvy in business and management issues, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
April 30, 2012
ARRS: Image Share project gains momentum
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Approximately 600 patients are now participating in RSNA's Image Share project, Dr. David Mendelson, chief of clinical informatics at Mount Sinai Medical Center, told attendees on Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.
April 29, 2012
ARRS: ABVS ups cancer detection in Asian women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An automated breast volume sonography (ABVS) system led to significantly improved breast cancer detection in Asian women, researchers from the Bangkok Breast Cancer Center in Thailand told attendees on Saturday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Vancouver.
April 27, 2012
Senate bill would halt multiple-scan payment cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and David Vitter (R-LA) introduced legislation on April 25 that would halt a cut in Medicare reimbursement for multiple imaging studies performed on the same patient on the same day.
April 26, 2012
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Cheri Canon
By Kate Madden Yee
In this new Leaders in Imaging installment, we spoke with Dr. Cheri Canon, chair of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, about the American College of Radiology's Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI). RLI is planning an inaugural event in July at Northwestern University.
April 26, 2012
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