Practice Management: Page 589

AHRA, Toshiba announce patient safety grant recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) have selected the recipients of their third annual Putting Patients First grant program.
January 16, 2011
Colored wristbands solve MR safety problem at Mayo Clinic
By James Brice
MRI personnel at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have learned to look for teal-colored wristbands on patients administered minimal sedation during MRI scans. The colorful wristbands indicate that patients require a nurse's assessment to determine when it is safe for them to go home.
January 16, 2011
ASRT offers fluoroscopy series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has developed a six-part fluoroscopy safety series to provide up-to-date information on fluoroscopy and radiation safety.
January 13, 2011
RT provides more long-term benefit for older DCIS patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) is more effective for older women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in preventing recurrence of ipsilateral breast cancer, according to an article published in the January issue of Lancet Oncology.
January 13, 2011
WHITIA picks U.S. site for demo project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nonprofit World Health Imaging, Telemedicine, and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA) has picked a medical center in southwestern Chicago as a demonstration project for a new initiative to help urban and rural communities obtain advanced medical imaging technologies.
January 12, 2011
Global imaging services market: $11.6B by 2015
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global medical imaging equipment services market is expected to produce $11.6 billion in revenues by 2015, according to a new report by market research firm Global Industry Analysts.
January 12, 2011
QSUM gets draping patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables has received two patents from draping products used on women's imaging devices.
January 12, 2011
ESR organizes day for radiology in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has launched an effort to raise the profile of radiology in Europe by scheduling a day to recognize the discipline.
January 12, 2011
Mo. radiologist turns clinical scans into creative scenes
By Nicole Pettit
One way radiology can shift into art is as an extension of how it's used medically -- for example, by revealing the delicate internal structure of a flower. A Missouri radiologist is taking a different approach, using clinical images as building blocks to create something entirely new.
January 12, 2011
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Demand for radiation therapy rises in Canada
By Cynthia E. Keen
An aging population of baby boomers will increase the need for cancer treatment facilities in Canada. But government health planners shouldn't rely on population and cancer incidence statistics alone to estimate radiation therapy resource requirements, according to an article in the February issue of Clinical Oncology.
January 11, 2011
Clerical staff shoulders load for critical results reporting
By Cynthia E. Keen
How does a radiology department in a large children's hospital with nine offsite imaging locations manage urgent and critical results reporting efficiently? Researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital describe how they do it in an article published online this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 11, 2011
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Radiology practice reports server breach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology practice in New Hampshire reported that a computer server with patient data and billing information has been accessed by "an unauthorized third party."
January 10, 2011
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