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Maryland court upholds state self-referral law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Maryland State Court of Appeals has ruled against the practice of self-referral of advanced medical imaging and radiation therapy, reaffirming the state's physician self-referral law, according to the American College of Radiology.
January 24, 2011
Siemens execs assume senior MITA positions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said that two of its senior executives have been elected to leadership positions of the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
January 24, 2011
MMP awarded Texas group contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has won a contract with a radiology group in Texas.
January 23, 2011
'Meaningful use' of PACS: Yes, it does exist
By Erik L. Ridley
A research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is making the case that PACS does indeed qualify as "meaningful use" of healthcare IT under the U.S. government's IT stimulus program. The study helps support the claim that radiology should be eligible for up to $1.5 billion in meaningful use funds.
January 23, 2011
AIRP launches first rad-path course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) said that it will conduct its first Radiologic-Pathology Correlation Course at its headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, from January 24 through February 10, 2011.
January 21, 2011
Medison signs U.S. distributors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Medison America has signed two distributors for the eastern U.S.
January 20, 2011
ASRT: RT enrollment drops for 3rd year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of first-year students enrolled in radiologic technologist programs in the U.S. dropped for the third straight year in a row, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
January 19, 2011
Final RSNA numbers confirm attendance uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Final attendance numbers released this week for the 2010 RSNA meeting confirm that the conference saw an uptick in attendance compared to the previous year.
January 18, 2011
Acacia buys radiation therapy patent rights
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patent holding company Acacia Research said that a subsidiary has acquired rights to a patent for radiation therapy technology.
January 18, 2011
CareCore to appeal antitrust verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm CareCore National said it plans to appeal an $11 million verdict against the firm awarded in November in an antitrust lawsuit.
January 18, 2011
Short-course RT helps non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Low-dose palliative radiation therapy (RT) delivered in just two sessions is a highly effective treatment for patients with advanced-stage indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to an article published online December 16 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 18, 2011
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Bruce Hillman
By Kate Madden Yee
Is medical imaging on the verge of spinning out of control? Does radiology face a "nuclear winter" in terms of reimbursement policy? These are some of the intriguing themes in a new book -- Sorcerer's Apprentice -- co-written by Bruce Hillman, MD.
January 18, 2011
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