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Calif. rep. heads health subcommittee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The changing of the guard in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 112th Congress has brought new leadership to House subcommittees overseeing healthcare issues.
January 9, 2011
Cost of radiation therapy for U.S. senior citizens soars
By Cynthia E. Keen
How much is the U.S. government paying for cancer treatment for its senior citizens? From a radiation oncology perspective, the answer is a lot more than it used to pay before sophisticated radiation therapy treatments such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy were developed.
January 9, 2011
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Tornado damage to MRI prompts evacuation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several roads were closed and homes and businesses evacuated in a section of St. Louis on the evening of January 6 due to the potential threat of an MRI scanner explosion.
January 6, 2011
NQF issues healthcare IT reports
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Quality Forum (NQF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare in the U.S., has published two reports to promote the use of healthcare IT systems.
January 6, 2011
Medicare disclosure rules now in effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new Medicare rule requiring physicians to disclose when they refer patients for ancillary services provided in their own offices under the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has gone into effect as of January 1.
January 5, 2011
Denser breast masses are more malignant; U.K. radiation exposure is lower
By Brian Casey
January 5, 2011
ASE releases echo lab guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published recommendations and measurable quality standards for echocardiography laboratories in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
January 5, 2011
GE taps new European head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has promoted Jean Michel Malbrancq to president and CEO of GE Healthcare for Europe.
January 4, 2011
CAD may drive chest DR screening for tuberculosis
By Erik L. Ridley
A prototype computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for tuberculosis (TB) developed by Dutch researchers performed well in a pilot study, offering hope that the software could enable the use of chest digital radiography (DR) to screen for TB in areas with a high burden of the disease but not many skilled readers.
January 4, 2011
Clinical decision-support tools reduce unnecessary imaging
By Cynthia E. Keen
An integrated delivery network in Seattle achieved a more than 20% reduction in the number of orders for three commonly performed imaging exams by implementing internally developed decision-support software, according to an article in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 4, 2011
RadNet completes Imaging On Call buy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider RadNet today completed its $5.5 million acquisition of teleradiology firm Imaging On Call.
January 3, 2011
WHITIA touts Guatemala installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nonprofit World Health Imaging, Telemedicine, and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA) has completed the installation of digital x-ray systems at pilot sites in Guatemala.
January 3, 2011
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