November 2011

RSNA: Personal cloud servers offer a low-cost, secure option ()
Familiarity With Imaging Procedures Increases Patient Acceptance, Siemens Survey Shows ()
Obama Administration Eases Up on EHR Regulations ()
ACR Program Introduces New App ()
FDA approves three new Boston Sci CRT-Ds/ICDs ()
RSNA: Better communication with patients = good marketing ()
Video of the RSNA flash mob ()
FDA gives nod to St. Jude's CRT-D system and pacing lead ()
RSNA: The secret to patient-centric radiology? Treat patients as VIPs ()
Malpractice issues for radiology: more questions than answers ()
Migrations (not geese or data) ()
Dose management at the modality ()
The dose dash ()
RSNA: IBMs Watson has a future in radiology ()
RSNA: Chang predicts PACS 3.0 ()
RSNA: How to avoid guideline overload and set the stage for success ()
ACS acquires The Breakaway Group ()
Carmel: Income Cuts Loom Large For Radiologists ()
HHS Awards Funds for Health Insurance Exchanges ()
ACOs Won't Deliver Promised Savings, Federal Trade Commissioner Says ()
RSNA: FLT bests FDG for differentiating benign and malignant tumors in uterus ()
RSNA: MRI could play larger role in fighting prostate cancer ()
RSNA: Non-DICOM formatted CDs on the rise ()
RSNA: Healthcare reform means an uphill battle for radiology ()
What should compensation plans incentivize? ()
RSNA: PET/MR + 7T MR represents next great leap for radiology ()
RSNA: Pre-imaging checklist helps cut fluoro times for residents ()
The Radiology Staffing Market, Temporary and Permanent ()
Leadership As Performance Art ()
Revenue-cycle Management: Minimizing Denials and Maximizing Collections ()
Inevitable Evolution ()
Subspecialization and Teleradiology: An Uneasy Alliance ()
Ready, Set—Attest ()
Radiology and Meaningful Use: Questions Loom As Attestation Begins ()
The 75 Largest Private Radiology Practices ()
In Search of Shangri-La: Alternative Models of Imaging-service Delivery ()
RSNA: Career-long risk of malpractice for rads may reach 60% ()
Radiology Mobility: The Final Frontier? ()
Seeking Meaning in Meaningful Use ()
RSNA: Rads need to focus on MR safety, risk reduction ()
Breast Tomosynthesis: How I Read It ()
The Ultimate RSNA Wish List ()
RSNA: Informatics will drive patient-centric radiology ()
Collaboration Trumps Control ()
Radiology’s Nuclear Spring ()
The Future of the Practice of Radiology ()
RSNA: Dedicated 3D labs offer many benefits ()
RSNA: Bending the cost curve--how to ride the tide ()
The Future of Radiology: How to Thrive in 2012 & Beyond ()
Traditions & Trends ()
Image Management Across the Ologies: A Tale of Two Modalities ()
Weathering the Storm: Cloud Technology & Disaster Recovery ()
The Case for Patient-friendly MRI ()
Fine Line: Gender Disparities in Cardiac Disease Management ()
News & Views: Study: Blood test could provide alternative to CT to diagnose brain injury ()
News & Views: Study: Blood test could provide alternative to CT to diagnose brain injury ()
Circ: Few in U.S. meet ideal CV health measures ()
Unintended Consequences of Healthcare Legislation ()
Obstacles Remain in Path to Bundled Health Care Payments, Study Shows ()
Tavenner Nomination Curries Favor Among Health Care Stakeholders ()
ACR Solicits Support For Legislation at RSNA Booth ()
RSNA: Will clinicians embrace the next generation of appropriate use? ()
RSNA, Day One: Year of the Cloud ()
RSNA: Department mindset must keep pace with image sharing tech ()
How Much Is Ten Percent Worth? ()
RSNA: Breast ultrasound screening hampered by low positive predictive value ()
PHRs: Has the Revolution Arrived? ()
RSNA: Is radiology ready for Lean? ()
RSNA: Peering into the future of atherosclerosis imaging ()
RSNA: MR, mammo miss same amount of breast cancers as ultrasound ()
RSNA: Operations management can improve emergency radiology workflow ()
RSNA 2011 Opening Session ()
University of South Florida opens Alzheimers center with PET scanner ()
RSNA President Q&A: Will rads serve as the gatekeepers of imaging? ()
Cloud-based Image-sharing Solution Gives On-demand Access to Images ()
Rex Healthcare: Taking the Logical Next Step in Image Exchange ()
RSNA Image Share Network Enrolls First Patients ()
Berwick bows out as CMS chief, Tavenner to step in ()
CMS' Berwick Resigns Post; Tavenner Waits in the Wings ()
CBI, Aetna to Collaborate on Health Care Quality Enhancements ()
AHRA, Health Resources Inc. Collaborate on Benchmarking Tool ()
FDA clears Promus Element Plus stent ()
Covidien grows in gastroenterology with $325M Barrx buy ()
FDA green-lights Siemens iterative reconstruction protocol ()
Collapse of Supercommittee A Mixed Bag for Radiology ()
HHS Reprimands Payor for Excessive Rate Increases ()
Radimetrics, Montage Form Technology Partnership ()
RSNA: Study refutes USPSTF mammo recommendations ()
RSNA: fMRI may provide ADHD biomarker, recommended as primary exam ()
RSNA: ACR connects RSNA attendees with Congress to support imaging ()
FTC: ACOs could increase costs ()
Display Upgrade Makes the Grade ()
Home-based blood pressure monitoring program proving popular ()
The Diagnostic Imaging and Medicare Onion ()
Study: Heart rate recovery predicts clinical worsening in pulmonary hypertension ()
Aptus nets FDA clearance for endostapling system for EVAR ()
NCQA Releases ACO Accreditation Program Standards ()
CMS Institutes Grace Period for HIPAA 5010 Compliance ()
Premier Imaging Ventures Spins Off Support Entities, Creates New Venture ()
ACR: New Canadian mammo guidelines ignore evidence, could cost lives ()
Montage inks reseller agreement with Nuance ()
RSNA: Putting patients in charge of image sharing makes for better care ()
RSNA: Self-referral ups negative, possibly unnecessary, MRI exams ()
CT: Radiologys powerhorse ()
3D Systems to buy Vidar for $137M ()
RSNA: Soccer heading could lead to mild TBI, public intervention needed ()
JACR: Providing food at meetings gobbles up money, doesnt increase attendance ()
Radiology: One-size-fits-all comparative effectiveness model not fit for imaging ()
Upcoming ACC webinars designed for practice administrators ()
AHA: Nixing MI drug co-pay reduces vascular events at no added payor costs ()
The Road to Interoperability Is Paved With Benefits and Challenges ()
Grabbing a Seat at the Alternative Delivery Table ()
New Delivery Models Call For Next-Generation Analytics Reports ()
Leveraging Technology to Stay Competitive: Charleston Radiologists ()
Preparing for ACOs: The Radiology Group Evolves ()
Teleradiology 2.0: A Decade of Evolution ()
RSNA: iPad 2 measures up in CT colonoscopy review ()
Cardiac Series: Clinical Trials and Multimodality Imaging: Dec. 1, 8:30am-12pm ()
Patient and Staff Safety with Focus on Radiation Dose Reduction-CT Safety: Nov. 28, 8:30am-10am ()
Current State of the Art: Coronary CT and MR Angiography: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm ()
Patient and Staff Safety with Focus on Radiation Dose ReductionCommunicating Radiation Dose, Risk and Benefit: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm ()
Hot Topics in Thoracic Imaging: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm ()
Supercommittee Chair Decries Democrats' Refusal to Accept Medicare Cuts ()
OhioHealth adds athenahealth cloud service ()
Health Insurance Costs Outpace Income Growth ()
SonoSite Portable Ultrasound Receives FDA Clearance ()
Telerad firm taps Visage ()
New RTOG trial to focus on high-dose RT for prostate cancer patients ()
Radiology: 7T MRI opens new windows into MS lesions ()
Radiology: CTA outperforms other studies for intestinal bleeding ()
RSNA: PACSGear to demonstrate enterprise suite ()
CMS grants HIPAA 5010 stragglers more time ()
NDSsi nabs Health Canada approval for surgical video system ()
Summa Health System installs Hitachis Oasis MRI ()
AHA to CMS: Giving patient access to tests could create 'burdens' ()
Imaging informatics: Still strong after all these years ()
AHA & TCT: Quality research and outstanding questions ()
Premier inks deal with Infinitt ()
TeraRecon showcases EVAR, TAVI in stereoscopic 3D at VEITH ()
Sen. Franken proposes bill to speed medical device approvals ()
JAMA: CCTA spurs procedures, spending ()
Medicare Spending on Imaging Trending Downward, Analysis Shows ()
Utilization ()
CMS Extends Medicare Revalidation Deadline ()
CHIME, eHI Release CIO Primer for Achieving Meaningful Use ()
Report: Higher performance = $ for hospitals ()
PET/MR: In Search of the Killer App ()
Is There a Role for PET/MR? ()
Low-Dose Molecular Breast Imaging: Is It Finally Here? ()
18F-FDG PET Breaks New Ground in Small Cell Lung Cancer Imaging ()
Clinical Performance That Matters with Medical Displays and Image Quality ()
Analysis: Medicare imaging spending trends down, not up ()
RSNA: Carestream to display DR system, informatics and mammo upgrades ()
Central Health issues update in radiology review ()
Administration Claims $17.6 Billion 'Improper' Federal Program Payments Cut ()
Initiative Fosters Adherence to Pediatric Imaging Guidelines ()
AMA Seeks to Halt ICD-10 Implementation ()
Spinal technology inventors awarded for innovations ()
JACR: Cost reduction at the flip of a switch ()
NCQA issues ACO accreditation details ()
RSNA: Agfa to showcase portfolio of cloud and managed services ()
Arnold Palmer Hospital installs Siemens dual fluoro/radiography system ()
Establishing an Enterprise Architecture: Continuum Health Partners ()
Managing Radiology's Enterprise Value ()
Next-generation Analytics for Radiology ()
Enterprise Imaging, Dec. 2, 8:30am-10:00am ()
Quality Improvement: Quality and Productivity Dashboards, Nov. 29, 8:30am-10:00am ()
Quality Control in PACS: Getting to the Next Level, Nov. 29, 8:30-10:00 ()
Supreme Court to Hear PPACA Arguments ()
Mobile Computing Devices, Nov. 29, 8:30am-12:00pm ()
Global Medical Ultrasound Market to Reach $6.9 Billion by 2017 ()
Decoding the Alphabet Soup: Whirlwind Tour of RSNA Informatics Projects, Nov. 28, 12:30pm-2:00pm ()
Practical Informatics for the Practicing Radiologist: Part One, Nov. 28, 10:30am-12:00pm ()
HHS to Award $1 Billion For 'Innovative' Projects ()
Cool Technologies for Radiologists, Nov. 28, 8:30am-10am ()
Image Sharing: From Digital Media to Cloud Solutions Employing IHE Profiles An Evolution, Nov. 27, 11am-12:30pm ()
Carestream brings cloud services to hospital in The Netherlands ()
Lancet: CT colonography ups screening compliance ()
Nevada health network facing accusations of fraud ()
OIG: Sloppy billing to blame in $254 million Cleveland Clinic overpayments ()
Addressing Newer Threats to Radiology: Dec. 2, 8:30am-10:00am ()
Hot topics: Pick your potion ()
FDA adds warning to Trilipix ()
AHA: VTE study suggests need to ADOPT better trial design for these patients ()
Maquet nets EU, U.S. approval for intra-aortic balloon pump ()
Standardizing QA and QC for Technologists ()
Adapting IT for Radiology’s Future ()
Contract Decisions: The Data-driven Approach ()
Evaluating a New Partner: Financial and Other Considerations ()
Spotlight on Quality: Improving Collaboration to Manage Dose ()
Financing Equipment Purchases: The Changing Landscape ()
Radiology at a Crossroads ()
Study: CCTA bests other studies for ruling out acute coronary syndrome ()
Siemens responds to market challenges with Agenda 2013 ()
FDA extends comment period on 510(k) modification draft notice ()
Multimodality Imaging of Atherosclerosis: Nov. 27, 8:30am-10:00am ()
Ohio rep introduces medical imaging jobs bill ()
FDA draft guidance to encourage earlier feasibility studies ()
RSNA: Sectra to launch tomosynthesis support in PACS ()
FDA issues warning to International Isotopes ()