Practice Management: Page 674

Some critical alerts for imaging tests are ignored, study shows
By Cynthia E. Keen
Electronic medical record systems allow alerts regarding critical results of abnormal imaging exams to be transmitted at record speed to referring physicians. But this doesn't mean that the recipients are reading these important findings, according to a new study released in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
September 27, 2009
SNM launches master's degree program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM of Reston, VA, is offering a master's-level degree program to help meet the growing demand for advanced imaging practitioners.
September 27, 2009
ARRT revises CE exam ethics rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) of St. Paul, MN, has announced changes to its "ARRT Standards of Ethics" with revisions to rules regarding exams.
September 27, 2009
SIR Foundation gets $1 million donation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation has received a legacy gift of $1 million to create a future scholarship fund for interventional radiology fellows.
September 24, 2009
New European cancer organization established
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new organization called the European Academy of Cancer Sciences has been formed to advocate for cancer patients and to help prevent policy decisions that negatively affect oncology.
September 24, 2009
News agency predicts Nobel for fMRI inventor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
News agency Thomson Reuters has predicted a Nobel Prize for Seiji Ogawa, director of the Ogawa Laboratories for Brain Function Research at the Hamano Life Science Research Foundation in Tokyo.
September 24, 2009
Self-referral foes fail to add amendment to healthcare reform bill
September 23, 2009
Self-referral foes fail to add amendment to healthcare reform bill
By Kate Madden Yee
Advocates of legislation to ban physician self-referral for imaging tests yesterday withdrew a bid to add the proposal to a healthcare reform bill under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the American College of Radiology of Reston, VA.
September 23, 2009
eRad inks reseller agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm eRad has signed a reseller contract with Delta Imaging Systems of Nashville, TN.
September 23, 2009
Are rads working harder? And, healthcare reform heats up; women, bone density, and beer
By Brian Casey
September 23, 2009
NEMA names new MITA head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has appointed David Fisher to lead its Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA).
September 23, 2009
AJR: Radiologists work longer hours, but get more vacation
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study finds that radiologists are working longer hours during the week, but they're also enjoying more vacation compared to 14 years ago. These seemingly contradictory findings could be explained by the changing nature of radiology work patterns, according to research to be published in next month's American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 23, 2009
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