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Senate committee passes healthcare bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of healthcare reform on October 13, with Republican senator Olympia Snowe of Maine joining the 13 Democrats in the committee in a 14 to 9 vote.
October 12, 2009
Mammography market awaits new FDA rules on FFDM regulation
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it wanted to make it easier for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems to get to market by relaxing the approval process. Three years later, the mammography industry is still waiting, a delay that some experts believe is contributing to higher prices for FFDM technology and limited access to new innovations.
October 12, 2009
Dilon touts study on BSGI costs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies is touting results of a study that concludes that breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is substantially less expensive than MRI.
October 11, 2009
OIG to study Medicare imaging payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) will open new studies regarding Medicare Part B imaging payments and the appropriateness of many emergency department scans.
October 11, 2009
Positive feedback, self-hypnosis can reduce uncompleted MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
A few well-chosen words of encouragement can go a long way in relaxing a nervous patient about to undergo an MRI scan. Taken one step further, new research also suggests that patient self-hypnosis can reduce the number of cancelled and rescheduled exams.
October 11, 2009
ABT nets $9M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ABT Molecular Imaging has secured a $9 million round of financing.
October 8, 2009
CMS takes comments on MRA policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun taking comments on whether it should change its policy regarding any MR angiography (MRA) applications that currently are not covered.
October 8, 2009
AMA releases final calcium, CCTA codes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) of Chicago has released four new Category I CPT codes covering coronary CT artery calcium scoring and coronary CT angiography (CTA).
October 7, 2009
Another Canadian province questions radiology tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Government officials in New Brunswick, Canada, have set up a hotline for patients after reviewing radiology exams performed by a doctor whose work has come under scrutiny, according to the Canadian Press.
October 7, 2009
Creating a Collaborative Imaging Environment
“What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate” Paul Newman – in “Cool Hand Luke”
October 7, 2009
Fowler to receive Nat'l Medal of Science
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Joanna Fowler, Ph.D., a major contributor to brain research and a pioneer in molecular imaging, was scheduled to receive the National Medal of Science at the White House on Wednesday.
October 6, 2009
RIS improves productivity -- but it depends on the modality
By Cynthia E. Keen
A radiology information system (RIS) has the potential to decrease report turnaround time and increase the revenue of a radiology practice, but its impact varies by modality, according to a report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 6, 2009
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