February 2015

Latest version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria® covers more variant conditions than ever before
DR Systems becomes part of Merge Healthcare; Reicher named chief medical officer
Merge announces Q4 financials, acquisition of DR Systems, Inc
OIG identifies radiology scheduling and staffing problems at Phoenix VA
WSJ: Dense breast notifications raise confusing issues for women
Reprieve! CMS extends EHR attestation deadline for EPs
Health Care Cost Institute launches cost transparency website
FDA, Brookings release plan for medical device postmarket surveillance system
Achieving 2015 goals: Are you ready for ICD-10?
Efficiencies gained through tight integration save radiologists 75 minutes per day
Radiologists, start your (workflow) engines
4 ways to become a more strategic leader
Could a decline in smoking rates actually lead to more cancer deaths?
FDA calls it quits on regulating medical device data systems
Wilson named CEO of nation’s largest private radiology practice
Memo to academic rads: Time to mix, mingle and market online
Searching for tomorrow's imaging engineers
FUJIFILM receives ONC HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR certification for Synapse RIS
CDS leads to reduction in CPTA imaging for pulmonary embolism
Private practice vs academia: Which makes best use of social media in radiology?
Clinical Decision Support: Lessons Learned from the MID Project
Structured for Success: The RSNA Radiology Reporting Initiative
The Essentials: Information Technology for the Practice
Radiology Takes to the Cloud
Health Spending Increases Modestly in 2013, Growth Continues to Decelerate
Welcome Back, Kotter
Shared Management: A Manifestation of Imaging 3.0
The State of Clinical Decision Support
Radiology’s Burning Platform
We’re all MRU experts now
Direct messaging: Radiological communications at the speed of bytes
GE recalls thousands of MRIs
ACR answers key questions about LDCT lung cancer screening
Lancet: Women informed about risks of overdiagnosis less likely to get mammogram
Study underscores value of 4th PET/CT scan in lung cancer patient follow-up
FDA recall notice follows GE letter advising customers to check MRI systems
Swedish academic medical center taps Sectra for $24 million RIS/PACS project
Pharmaceutical pushing ahead with protective compound for x-ray, CT patients
Mammography rates decline following USPSTF guidelines revision
ACR 2015™ quality and safety training addresses real-world radiology challenges
The Anthem breach: Lessons for radiology?
Do patients really demand unnecessary imaging studies?
Measuring rad performance: ‘SWIM’ now or sink later
Hill joins Medical College of Wisconsin radiology leadership team
Get it right the first time: 7 steps to clean claims
Merge and Emdeon team up to expand each other’s reach
New survey finds ICD-10 costs lower than previous estimates
Mayo Clinic app now provides patient access to medical images
Radiology: a man’s world?
Study: Use of Lung-RADS reduces false positives
Emory, WellStar in talks to merge
Zotec rolls out software tool to evaluate, boost rad productivity
Appeals court rules against St. Luke's on physician group acquisition
Refurbished medical equipment market projected to grow, and fast
Siemens' Sorensen describes impact of the medical device tax
FDA approves 3D breast CT scanner
DR Systems awarded seven new patents
Beam up a radiologist, Scotty
Sometimes a headache alone points to a brain tumor, so let docs decide: study
AMI, Olympic Radiology merge, sell centers to CHI Franciscan
CMS issues final decision approving Medicare coverage of LDCT lung cancer screening
AdvaMed survey finds that medical device tax continues to cost jobs
CMS is covering fewer 'big ticket' technologies and treatments
Incoming CEO Reicher: Time to embrace the end of proprietary interfaces
Best in KLAS - Sectra PACS ranked #1 in customer satisfaction both in the US and globally
Viztek sees 20% year-over-year growth in PACS/RIS/EHR installs
2014 Best in KLAS: DR Systems ranks #1 for radiology
Obama budget heats up the issue of site-neutral healthcare payments
Study finds that HIE reduces duplicate imaging, provides cost savings
5 minutes with Richard Duszak, MD: From fee-for-service to value-based payment
Cerner completes Siemens Health Services acquisition
Dr. Murray Reicher named CEO at DR Systems
The Big Picture 2015
HHS plans accelerated shift to value-based reimbursement