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Hospital to retake 900 mammograms due to employee error
By Kate Madden Yee
A Georgia hospital is offering to retake more than 900 mammograms after it was discovered that an employee had marked the tests complete even though they had not been read by a radiologist.
May 11, 2010
H1N1 crisis helped Canadian rads plan for future pandemics
By Rosemary Frei
The lessons learned during the H1N1 pandemic by a Toronto radiology group are instructive for any radiology department seeking to be maximally effective during both normal conditions and emergencies, according to presentations at the Canadian Association of Radiologists annual meeting held in April in Montreal.
May 10, 2010
CR-based digital mammography beats analog for screening
By Kate Madden Yee
In the push to convert to digital mammography, many facilities are using computed radiography (CR)-based systems as an interim step. But just how well does CR mammography compare to traditional analog imaging in a screening environment?
May 10, 2010
FDA schedules meeting on RT error reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting for June 9-10 in Gaithersburg, MD, to discuss steps that could be taken by manufacturers of radiation therapy (RT) systems to help reduce treatment errors.
May 9, 2010
U.S. cancer expenses double over 20 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The cost of treating cancer in the U.S. has nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online May 10 in Cancer.
May 9, 2010
Medical societies challenge CMS proposal for EHR adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
Fifty-two of the largest and most influential medical professional societies and organizations in the U.S. have united to recommend major changes in the electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs proposed by the Obama administration.
May 9, 2010
CMS corrects codes, raises MPI, CT fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 6 issued a correction to its previously announced codes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010, with the end result being higher reimbursement for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and cardiac CT scans.
May 6, 2010
CMS proposes change to PET restriction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to remove the current restriction of coverage to one FDG-PET scan to determine the location and/or extent of a tumor.
May 6, 2010
ARRT reaches registered RT milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of registered radiologic technologists passed the 300,000 mark in early May, according to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
May 6, 2010
SenoRx deal prompts law firm inquiry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Pennsylvania law firm is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, which agreed to be acquired Wednesday by interventional technology provider C.R. Bard.
May 5, 2010
ARRS news on BCT surveillance, imaging costs; hospitals try to save on service
By Brian Casey
May 5, 2010
Rising service costs prompt hospitals to examine new options
By James Brice
Cash-strapped hospital administrators are turning to in-house solutions with help from original equipment manufacturers to keep their imaging equipment in good working order, according to a new survey of the diagnostic imaging equipment service industry.
May 5, 2010
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