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February 2015

Latest version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria® covers more variant conditions than ever before (02/27/2015)

DR Systems becomes part of Merge Healthcare; Reicher named chief medical officer (02/27/2015)

Merge buys DR Systems for $70M (02/27/2015)

Merge announces Q4 financials, acquisition of DR Systems, Inc (02/27/2015)

Informed choice and navigating the gray areas (02/27/2015)

OIG identifies radiology scheduling and staffing problems at Phoenix VA (02/27/2015)

WSJ: Dense breast notifications raise confusing issues for women (02/27/2015)

Reprieve! CMS extends EHR attestation deadline for EPs (02/26/2015)

Health Care Cost Institute launches cost transparency website (02/26/2015)

HIMSS15: Apr. 12-16, 2015 (02/26/2015)

FDA, Brookings release plan for medical device postmarket surveillance system (02/26/2015)

Startup to combine handheld tech and A.I. to improve imaging (02/26/2015)

Hospital report card: MGH shows appropriate use of imaging for low back pain (02/26/2015)

Combining lab data with ultrasound could cut CT use in pediatric appendicitis patients (02/26/2015)

Carestream’s new DRX-Evolution Plus System adds innovative features to proven digital radiography platform (02/26/2015)

Toshiba names directors for MR and x-ray vascular business units (02/26/2015)

Esaote launches Evolution’15 At ECR 2015: The latest MRI upgrade delivering improved image quality whilst speeding up clinical workflow (02/26/2015)

MR Solutions’ preclinical cryogen-free MRI family grows with new 4.7T system (02/26/2015)

Planmed Verity® extremity CT scanner added to Novation contract with Merry-X-Ray (02/26/2015)

Quantum installs Q-Rad-Digital Drx Radiographic System at the Burbank Advanced Imaging Center (02/26/2015)

Achieving 2015 goals: Are you ready for ICD-10? (02/25/2015)

CT reveals Buddhist monk mummy inside 900-year-old statue (02/25/2015)

Fewer women opt for mammography screening when informed of overdiagnosis risk (02/25/2015)

Efficiencies gained through tight integration save radiologists 75 minutes per day (02/25/2015)

Radiologists, start your (workflow) engines (02/25/2015)

4 ways to become a more strategic leader (02/25/2015)

Could a decline in smoking rates actually lead to more cancer deaths? (02/25/2015)

FDA calls it quits on regulating medical device data systems (02/24/2015)

Wilson named CEO of nation’s largest private radiology practice (02/24/2015)

Memo to academic rads: Time to mix, mingle and market online (02/24/2015)

Searching for tomorrow's imaging engineers (02/24/2015)

FUJIFILM receives ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR certification for Synapse RIS (02/24/2015)

13-year-old’s stroke experience prompts rethinking of diagnosis, treatment strategy (02/24/2015)

Jacksonville Mayo Clinic planning radiology dept. renovation (02/24/2015)

CDS leads to reduction in CPTA imaging for pulmonary embolism (02/24/2015)

Social study: Private radiology groups more active on social media than academic practices (02/23/2015)

Private practice vs academia: Which makes best use of social media in radiology? (02/23/2015)

Clinical Decision Support: Lessons Learned from the MID Project (02/23/2015)

Structured for Success: The RSNA Radiology Reporting Initiative (02/23/2015)

The Essentials: Information Technology for the Practice (02/23/2015)

Radiology Takes to the Cloud (02/23/2015)

Health Spending Increases Modestly in 2013, Growth Continues to Decelerate (02/23/2015)

Welcome Back, Kotter (02/23/2015)

Report: Global imaging device market to top $35B by 2020 (02/23/2015)

Shared Management: A Manifestation of Imaging 3.0 (02/23/2015)

Radiation therapy most prescribed treatment for prostate cancer (02/23/2015)

The State of Clinical Decision Support (02/23/2015)

Radiology’s Burning Platform (02/23/2015)

We’re all MRU experts now (02/20/2015)

Direct messaging: Radiological communications at the speed of bytes (02/20/2015)

‘Human error’ related to emergency shut off led to GE MRI recall notice (02/20/2015)

GE recalls thousands of MRIs (02/20/2015)

ACR answers key questions about LDCT lung cancer screening (02/20/2015)

Lancet: Women informed about risks of overdiagnosis less likely to get mammogram (02/20/2015)

Study underscores value of 4th PET/CT scan in lung cancer patient follow-up (02/20/2015)

FDA recall notice follows GE letter advising customers to check MRI systems (02/19/2015)

GE urges customers to inspect MRI systems following FDA notice of potential injury (02/19/2015)

Low-dose CT colonography combined with MBIR cuts radiation exposure by nearly 50 percent (02/19/2015)

‘Printed electronics’ could make MRI more effective, comfortable (02/19/2015)

MRI-safe pacemaker 100 percent free of adverse events in clinical trial (02/19/2015)

Swedish academic medical center taps Sectra for $24 million RIS/PACS project (02/18/2015)

Pharmaceutical pushing ahead with protective compound for x-ray, CT patients (02/18/2015)

Love game: MRI shows love centers in brain can be tipped off by habit, not actual emotion (02/18/2015)

New protective compound designed to shield healthy tissue from radiation (02/18/2015)

Outpatient imaging: Assessing the performance of U.S. hospitals (02/18/2015)

Mammography rates decline following USPSTF guidelines revision (02/18/2015)

ACR 2015™ quality and safety training addresses real-world radiology challenges (02/18/2015)

The Anthem breach: Lessons for radiology? (02/17/2015)

‘Emergency room on wheels,’ complete with CT scanner, speeds delivery of care to stroke patients (02/17/2015)

Doppler US aids decisions in stroke prevention measures (02/17/2015)

Pancreatic surgeons give high marks to structured reporting (02/16/2015)

Do patients really demand unnecessary imaging studies? (02/13/2015)

Fine tuning imaging utilization (02/13/2015)

Measuring rad performance: ‘SWIM’ now or sink later (02/13/2015)

Hill joins Medical College of Wisconsin radiology leadership team (02/13/2015)

Get it right the first time: 7 steps to clean claims (02/13/2015)

Merge and Emdeon team up to expand each other’s reach (02/12/2015)

New survey finds ICD-10 costs lower than previous estimates (02/12/2015)

Ultrasound helps ID nodules in atom bomb survivors (02/12/2015)

As head injury concerns linger, Boston cardiologist named NFL medical adviser (02/12/2015)

Mayo Clinic app now provides patient access to medical images (02/12/2015)

JAMA Oncology: New journal to focus on cancer research, innovations (02/12/2015)

Radiology: a man’s world? (02/11/2015)

Study: Use of Lung-RADS reduces false positives (02/11/2015)

Barriers to useful comparisons of CDS (02/11/2015)

CT colonography a suitable alternative to colonoscopy for ulcerative colitis patients (02/11/2015)

Combined with CT, contrast causes significant DNA damage (02/11/2015)

Emory, WellStar in talks to merge (02/11/2015)

Zotec rolls out software tool to evaluate, boost rad productivity (02/10/2015)

Appeals court rules against St. Luke's on physician group acquisition (02/10/2015)

Refurbished medical equipment market projected to grow, and fast (02/10/2015)

Siemens' Sorensen describes impact of the medical device tax (02/10/2015)

Merge Healthcare partners with Emdeon (02/10/2015)

FDA approves 3D breast CT scanner (02/10/2015)

Joseph F. Ruh named General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Carestream Health (02/10/2015)

Codonics and CareFusion expand partnership (02/10/2015)

DR Systems awarded seven new patents (02/10/2015)

Beam up a radiologist, Scotty (02/10/2015)

Public CMS databases allow geographic glimpses of imaging use (02/10/2015)

Quality of indications improve with computerized physician order entry (02/10/2015)

FDA infractions rarely reflected in journal publications (02/10/2015)

Neurosurgeon: Limiting scans for headache ‘laudable,’ but could lead to missed diagnosis (02/09/2015)

Lung cancer now kills more women than breast cancer (02/09/2015)

FDA Chief Resigns (02/09/2015)

Junk study: Paper chock full of nonsense makes it into 17 journals (02/09/2015)

Sometimes a headache alone points to a brain tumor, so let docs decide: study (02/06/2015)

CMS approves coverage of annual CT lung cancer screening (02/06/2015)

AMI, Olympic Radiology merge, sell centers to CHI Franciscan (02/06/2015)

CMS issues final decision approving Medicare coverage of LDCT lung cancer screening (02/05/2015)

AdvaMed survey finds that medical device tax continues to cost jobs (02/05/2015)

CMS is covering fewer 'big ticket' technologies and treatments (02/05/2015)

Incoming CEO Reicher: Time to embrace the end of proprietary interfaces (02/05/2015)

Best in KLAS - Sectra PACS ranked #1 in customer satisfaction both in the US and globally (02/05/2015)

Viztek sees 20% year-over-year growth in PACS/RIS/EHR installs (02/05/2015)

Samsung premium ultrasound system enhances fetal heart imaging and diagnosis with advanced 5D applications (02/05/2015)

Medicare coverage harder to achieve for big-ticket items (02/05/2015)

Intelerad Solutions awarded GSA Schedule 70 Contract (02/05/2015)

Gender imbalance persists in radiology profession (02/05/2015)

2014 Best in KLAS: DR Systems ranks #1 for radiology (02/05/2015)

Pre-clinical imaging market set for global growth (02/05/2015)

New multiphase CT aids stroke imaging (02/04/2015)

Brain abnormalities key to understanding violent offenders (02/04/2015)

Low-dose molecular breast imaging effective in supplemental cancer screenings (02/04/2015)

Obama budget heats up the issue of site-neutral healthcare payments (02/04/2015)

Study finds that HIE reduces duplicate imaging, provides cost savings (02/04/2015)

5 minutes with Richard Duszak, MD: From fee-for-service to value-based payment (02/03/2015)

Cerner completes Siemens Health Services acquisition (02/03/2015)

Social savvy: Social networking a valuable way to build relationships with patients (02/03/2015)

Cerner completes $1.3B acquisition of Siemens Health Services (02/03/2015)

Emergency departments equipped with CT scanners show improved workflow (02/02/2015)

Dr. Murray Reicher named CEO at DR Systems (02/02/2015)

The Big Picture 2015 (02/02/2015)

HHS plans accelerated shift to value-based reimbursement (02/02/2015)

Radiology resident discrepancy rates low, improve over time (02/02/2015)

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