Practice Management: Page 611

FDA, CMS propose parallel product review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are considering a process for overlapping evaluations of premarket, FDA-regulated medical products when the product sponsor and both agencies agree to a parallel review.
September 19, 2010
CHIME: Meaningful use goals seem achievable in 2011-12 ... maybe
By Cynthia E. Keen
Chief information officers of U.S. hospitals are cautiously optimistic about their chances to qualify for federal stimulus payments for "meaningful use" adoption of electronic health records, according to a new survey from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
September 19, 2010
Bill Clinton to speak at 2010 RSNA show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Former President Bill Clinton will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting in Chicago, according to officials with the Oak Brook, IL, society.
September 16, 2010
With reactors back online, Mo-99 supply concerns remain
By Wayne Forrest
With two nuclear reactors again producing molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), officials at SNM of Reston, VA, say supplies of the medical isotope are returning to normal in North America, but long-term production remains a critical issue.
September 16, 2010
Analogic taps Shaw as VP for BK unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic has appointed ultrasound industry veteran Lars Shaw as vice president of global marketing for its BK Medical ultrasound business.
September 16, 2010
DICOM protocol expands to pathology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The College of American Pathologists has contributed to the expansion of a new DICOM medical image exchange standard for pathology.
September 15, 2010
Radiologists and fatigue; more on FDA gadolinium policy
By Brian Casey
September 15, 2010
New FDA policy has changes for all gadolinium MRI agents
By James Brice
The revised labeling policy issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week appeared to zero in on Omniscan, Magnevist, and Optimark as the key suspects in the occurrence of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, but the new rules also modify requirements for four other gadolinium-based contrast agents.
September 15, 2010
Long shifts may reduce radiologists' ability to focus
By Kate Madden Yee
Long workdays may reduce the diagnostic accuracy of radiologists because of the increased eyestrain they experience, although the magnitude of the decline does not appear to be major, according to a new study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 15, 2010
U.S. health spending to hit $4.6 trillion by 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. health spending is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6.3% in the next 10 years, reaching $4.6 trillion in 2019, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published online September 9 in Health Affairs.
September 14, 2010
Cranial RT encouraged for lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prophylactic cranial radiation therapy (RT) can increase the odds of survival for patients with limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma, but these patients often decline the treatment due to concerns about potential toxicities, according to a new study published online in Cancer.
September 14, 2010
Leaders in Imaging: Dr. David Dowe
By Kate Madden Yee
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present the next installment of Leaders in Imaging, a series of interviews with individuals who are shaping the radiology landscape. We spoke with David Dowe, MD, medical director and coronary CT angiography program director of Atlantic Medical Imaging.
September 14, 2010
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