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Toronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on US
By Erik L. Ridley
Whether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.
April 17, 2012
Chemo with RT best for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combined treatment of chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) is more effective than radiation therapy alone for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who don't have a cystectomy, according to a study to be published in the April 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 17, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
April 15, 2012
CMS announces first ACOs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the first 27 accountable care organizations (ACOs) to participate in its Medicare Shared Saving Program.
April 11, 2012
Taiwan study offers insight into reasons for repeat imaging
By Wayne Forrest
Repeated imaging scans are a big contributor to rising healthcare costs. Researchers from Taiwan investigated the phenomenon in a study of 2 million patients, and offer guidelines for appropriate repeat rates in a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 10, 2012
MITA commends CT cost study in Health Affairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has applauded an actuarial cost-benefit analysis conducted by Milliman about low-dose spiral CT of individuals at high risk for lung cancer.
April 9, 2012
3M acquires CodeRyte
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3M has acquired medical coding provider CodeRyte. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
April 9, 2012
AHRA offers new data and analytics tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AHRA has introduced AHRAdatalynx, an automated data and analytics tool for imaging providers.
April 9, 2012
HHS proposes to postpone ICD-10 compliance by 12 months
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a proposed rule that would extend the compliance for adopting ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes until October 1, 2014, a full year beyond the current deadline.
April 8, 2012
FDA clears Amyvid for Alzheimer's use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Amyvid, a molecular PET imaging agent used for imaging of beta-amyloid plaques in patients with cognitive impairment being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes.
April 8, 2012
Equipment services sector projected to rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Global demand for imaging equipment services is expected to rise sharply over the next five years, according to a new report by market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
April 5, 2012
RamSoft partners with ADP AdvancedMD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft is partnering with ADP AdvancedMD to offer practice maintenance software to imaging centers and radiology groups.
April 5, 2012
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