July 2013

MPPR, CDS Get Attention in New Bill to Repeal SGR ()
FDA Announces Broad Recall of GE Nuclear Medicine Systems ()
Guidelines fail to curb use of CT, MRI for back pain ()
AHRA: Joint Commission radiation recommendations—just add leadership ()
GE Makes Major Donation to Radiology Leadership Institute ()
USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening ()
Imaging follow up, not biopsy, suffices for some breast lesions ()
Healthcare costs growth slows to snail’s pace ()
Cancer overdiagnosis: A path forward ()
AHRA: Flawed fee schedules create 'race to the bottom' ()
Zotec to Acquire MMP for $200 Million ()
AHRA and Toshiba Now Accepting Putting Patients First Grant Applications ()
RBM Business Booms for Magellan ()
AHRA and Toshiba launch sixth annual Putting Patients First program ()
F-18 FDM may offer new oncologic PET agent ()
FDG PET/CT reveals necrotic nuances in sarcomas that predict survival ()
USPSTF gives nod to CT lung cancer screening ()
AHRA: Effectively using metrics can net significant revenue ()
AHRA: The Disney way builds patient loyalty ()
ED x-rays for kids with asthma spike ()
Language algorithm could keep follow up ED imaging from falling through cracks ()
Independent at Heart ()
Rads + responsibility ()
Mobile imaging center supports riders on cycling’s biggest stage ()
PET flexes its muscles ()
ICD-10 and Alternate Universes ()
The blame game: MDs say lawyers, insurers responsible for healthcare cost control ()
Draft legislation targets MD payments for overvalued services ()
MR + PET highlight elusive triple negative breast cancers ()
AHRA 2013: Agfa HealthCare introduces MUSICA2 catheter processing for digital radiography applications ()
Software provides a library of radiopharmaceutical drug interactions ()
Healthcare Providers Deploy Vue Motion Zero-Footprint Image Viewer to Enhance Physician Access ()
INFINITT North America Awarded Novation Contract for Full Line of RIS/PACS and Advanced Visualization Solutions ()
Incidental findings on pediatric head CT: Rare, but problematic ()
Canon Celebrates Grand Opening of New Americas Headquarters ()
Efficient Expansion on Medicare Margins: Eisenhower Radiology Medical Group ()
House Subcommittee Approves Permanent SGR Fix ()
The 2014 MPFS and HOPPS: Projected Impact on Radiology ()
Radiology Groups Face Pressure to Consolidate: Survey ()
Making Big Data Work for Your Practice ()
North Carolina Passes Breast Density Law ()
ASRT Survey: Techs Wages Up 1.7% Since 2010 ()
How much should mammographers fret about overdiagnosis? ()
Governor Pat McCrory affirms North Carolina as the 12th state to Mandate Density Reporting ()
Sweden slashes low-risk prostate cancer imaging rates to 3 percent ()
Texas Radiology Associates Contracts With Local Blue Cross Blue Shield ()
Former Toshiba Exec to Lead Samsung Health and Medical Equipment Unit ()
Merger to Form NY 7-Hospital Mega Network ()
Breast cancer survival disparities among black and white women persist ()
Serial PET + cognitive tests may help keep tabs on Alzheimer’s progression ()
PET predicts chemo success in non-small cell lung cancer patients ()
Physician employment ups costs ()
Universal mammo recall rate target may be off the mark ()
Fuzzy math: ED costs estimates don't add up ()
ASRT Survey Shows 1.7 Percent Rise in R.T. Wages Since 2010 ()
AP-HP Hospital Tenon, Paris, Reduces X-ray Dosage By 50% With Carestream Mobile Digital Radiography System ()
AHRA 2013: New small format, wireless flat panel detector from Agfa HealthCare fulfills important imaging market need in lower dose examination ()
Hospitals get creative to up patient satisfaction ()
Nine of 33 Pioneer ACOs Exit; Seven Will Migrate to MSSP ()
Head spin: Costs for ED dizziness visits hit $4B ()
It takes teamwork + tech to optimize CT dose ()
Why do imaging leaders need to develop emotional intelligence? ()
Alpha emitter targets prostate cancer bone metastases ()
The heat is on ()
Noninterpretative duties gobble more than half of the work day ()
RadNet to Aid Study of Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Drug ()
Survey Finds Radiologist Compensation Not Keeping Up With Inflation ()
Medical informaticist turned patient IDs pain points ()
Major Connecticut Radiology Practice Chooses McKesson for Comprehensive Revenue Management Services ()
GE Healthcare Announces CE Marking for Its Breast Tomosynthesis Solution, SenoClaire ()
DX-D 100 mobile digital X-ray systems to be utilized in the basic biomedical equipment technician training curriculum ()
Weekly cCTA dose reports eliminate high-dose outliers ()
Lack of patient-centeredness draws majority of patient complaints ()
Patterns of amyloid plaque better signal slumping memory ()
New tracers reveal fabric of tau proteins in Alzheimer’s disease pathology ()
Patients predict own cognitive decline ()
Epilepsy imaging: Move over C-11 for fluorine-based FMZ PET ()
Beyond the read: New roles for rads ()
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center Joins Elekta and Philips Research Consortium on MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy ()
Medical Technology Manufacturers Surpass $1 Billion Payment to IRS for Device Tax ()
Novarad Adds International Installations to PACS Portfolio ()
ICD-10: Time to Board the Train ()
Toshiba Names X-ray Vascular Business Unit Director ()
Samsung Enterprise Business Division Taps Doug Ryan to Lead Health and Medical Equipment Business Unit ()
State of health: U.S. trails other wealthy countries ()
Borrowing Lessons from Industry: Strategies to Enhance Healthcare ()
Brain MRI shows love of sweets + taste for alcohol go hand in hand ()
Time to flatten the healthcare cost curve ()
Balancing act: Do benefits of cancer screening outweigh risks? ()
RadNet Joins Partnership to Explore Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug ()
North Carolina Breast Density Law Headed to Governor ()
Opposition to Device Tax Continues as Industry Payments Pass $1 Billion ()
Teleradiology Company’s Online Second Opinion Service Gets Notice ()
‘Glove Tricorder’ puts physical exam data at your fingertips ()
Alzheimer's Association® And The CDC Release New Road Map For Addressing Cognitive Health As A Public Health Issue ()
Given Imaging's PillCam COLON Cleared in Japan, World's Second Largest Healthcare Market ()
Adrenal nodule PET/CT: Qualitative + quantitative eval—either/or or both? ()
Pediatric bowel disease patients see 53% jump in imaging use since 2001 ()
Commodity or consultant? Clinical rounding tips the scales ()
Subtyping improves selection for breast cancer patients facing chemotherapy ()
NIHSS score can help target follow-up stroke exams ()
Optimizing dose for Lu-177 DOTA-rituximab lymphoma therapy ()
Insiders & Outsiders ()
The Prescription for Patient Engagement ()
Radiologist Recruitment and Retention: Misconceptions and Best Practices ()
Trends and Issues in JVs Between Health Systems and Imaging Center Companies ()
Legal and Regulatory Implications of Attaining Meaningful Use ()
Is Your Imaging Equipment Safe? ()
How to maintain control over imaging ()
Location of colon cancer can raise risk of subsequent cancer up to 3-fold ()
ACR Comments on House Republicans' SGR Repeal Draft ()
Childhood cancer survivors face, often overcome, infertility ()
A different story on utilization ()
Why Open a Radiology Consultation Clinic for Patients? ()
Survey says...MDs aren’t happy ()
RSNA Awards More Than $3 Million in Grants ()
Foundation Radiology Scores $6 Million Credit Line ()
Tips to avoid inappropriate testing ()
All quiet on the mammo front ()
Drumbeats & deaf ears ()
Sorna to Support RADinfo SYSTEMS’ CD PowerPACS Customers ()
Barco introduces 3MP diagnostic displays with LED backlights, allowing radiologists to see more detail ()
RSNA R&E Foundation Awards Record $3 Million in Grants for 2013 ()
Gorilla doctors use Toshiba ultrasound to help save endangered species ()
Review calls for coverage of screening CT colonography ()
289 Most Wired Hospitals Struggle to Share Data Across Borders ()
Two-tiered MRI approach for headache cuts costs 40 percent ()
One or the other: Inverse relationship between AD and cancer ()
Edging closer to PET monitoring of therapy response in Hodgkin lymphoma ()
Volumetric growth may provide CT colonography biomarker ()
One size doesn’t fit all: Patient-centeredness leads to high-quality care ()
Bacteria run rampant in rad reading rooms ()
Fewer CT exams hold key to curbing PE overdiagnosis ()
North Shore University Hospital Unveils New 640 Slice CT Scanner, Offers Most Advanced Cardiac Imaging ()
Patient portal myth-busting ()
Cancer care pathways cut costs by 15% ()
Imaging per encounter drop preceded reductions in spending, utilization ()
2014 HOPPS Proposed Rule Cuts Imaging Reimbursement ()
Proposed 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Does Not Include MPPR ()
Half of Parents in Study on Pediatric CT Did Not Know Risks ()
FDG PET/CT reveals tumors missed by traditional thyroid cancer imaging ()
Novarad Completes Two PACS Installs in Palmetto State Hospitals ()
RLI Selects Scholarship Recipients to Attend RLI Annual Event ()
Philips announces FDA clearance for its AlluraClarity interventional X-ray system ()
CMS releases amyloid PET draft decision ()
Can dedicated cardiac SPECT outperform traditional gamma imaging? ()
Smoking, aneurysm size on CTA predict rupture risk ()
Most parents underestimate CT risks for children ()
The brain: Use it or lose it ()
CMS Approves Extremely Limited Coverage for Alzheimer’s PET Test ()
Connecticut’s Russo Radiology Acquired by Bridgeport Hospital ()
FDA Clears Philips AlluraClarity Low-Dose Interventional X-ray System ()
The radiologist as gatekeeper: Rough ride ahead ()
The Cutting Edge: 3D Printing in Medicine ()
DICOM or Nothing:The Case for Informatics Standards in Quantitative Imaging ()
The In-office Ancillary-services Exception: Time to Ground the Skyrocket? ()
Devising a Blueprint for Radiology: Standardization ()
Gatekeeper, Part II: Understanding Clinical Nuance ()
Improving Efficiency by Slowing Down ()
Showdown in Missouri: Decision Support Versus RBMs ()
Washington 2013: Imaging at the Grindhouse ()
The MAC–CMS Disconnect ()
What You See Probably Isn’t ()
UnitedHealth Exits Calif. Market; Obama Gives Employers Reprieve ()
Bill to Create Alternate RVU Advisory Group Problematic says RUC Member ()
Additional Evidence Shows Medical Imaging Utilization Rates Declining ()
AHRQ Lists Strategic Radiology Patient Safety Organization ()
MemorialCare Medical Foundation Forms Joint Venture to Operate 5 Southern California Imaging Centers ()
Republican Committee Leaders Release Updated SGR Fix Draft ()
10 Residents Win Scholarships to Radiology Leadership Institute ()
GE MR Service Saved 250 Magnets in Path of Hurricane Sandy ()
Philips Signs $300 Million Deal with Georgia Regents Medical Center ()