March 2015

Physicians not seeing predicted increases in ACA patients
CMS contingency plan on SGR will delay reimbursement cut
Radiology goes down to the informatics crossroads
North Dakota passes radiologic technologist licensure bill
FDA recalls GE, Siemens MRI systems
Got an EMR? Get an enterprise-wide ‘clinical imaging health record’
Scripps Health acquires Imaging Healthcare Specialists
MRI technique distinguishes cancerous from noncancerous cells
Markey introduces device tax repeal bill in Senate
House passed SGR repeal bill
Is IT System Consolidation in Your Cards?
Making a case for user-preference: Longmont United and Best in KLAS Sectra PACS
Viztek CEO Joe Cermin: PACS is almost a bad word
Don’t look now, but there may be an ad agency in your scanner
Defensive medicine drives ED physician imaging overutilization
Patients want, expect more information about radiation
Vance takes helm at Foundation Radiology
FDA clears EchoPixel's True 3D
New workflow solution fuses diagnostic reports from rads, paths and labs
FDA approves Boston Scientific's Watchman
Radiologic Medical Services aligns with the Strategic Radiology national consortium
Asheville Radiology Associates tightens agreement with Mission Health
ACP says no to screening adults with low risk of heart disease
Cardiac PET/CT strikes SPECT like radiological lightning
Hospital prices decline in January for first time in 23 years
Bipartisan SGR repeal bill introduced in Congress
RAND: Provider M&A fueled by alternate payment models
Go ‘e’ or keep bleeding dollars, U.S. healthcare
vRad goes to Indonesia, virtually
When is the right time to introduce a VNA?
Colorado Springs Radiologists: Invest in IT now, or lose your referrers later
University Radiology: Building an IT platform that grows with the practice
Zotec Partners appoints Steve Collins vice president of business development, radiology division
Healthcare M&A activity continued upward trajectory in 2014
Study finds no benefit, increased cost with early imaging for back pain in older adults
ASCO report: Despite progress in cancer care, access is at risk
Health Affairs: SGR fix should include physician fee schedule reform
Paul Berger, MD: ‘Leaders need to face reality’
3-D heart imaging shown to be ‘keeping its PROMISE’
Aycan celebrates 10 years of OsiriX platform technology evolution
New imaging-informatics player gets $4.5 million boost
What the heck, tech? Consumer campaign kicks off to educate rad patients
Providers sweat King v. Burwell outcome
NLP scans free-text reports to track colonoscopy quality
Sheridan acquires Radiology Associates of Hollywood in continued push into radiology
4 ways hospitals are addressing patient satisfaction problems
Study: Regional imaging variations should guide policymaking
Outpatient diagnostic center continues growth with expansion into Athens market
Apple's ResearchKit holds promise as well as limitations
Cincinnati Children's radiology launches Figure 1 channel
Digirad acquires MD Office
Pediatric radiologists launch first hospital channel on ‘Instagram for doctors’
Georgia bill would remove malpractice from the court system
FUJIFILM presents next generation echocardiography structured reporting with latest version of Synapse® at ACC
Study finds link between technologist and radiologist performance in mammography
CMS approves ACR lung cancer registry
New IR techniques provide relief for patients with migraine, plantar fasciitis
Too many women still unaware of breast density as a cancer risk
Patients enjoy spiffy surroundings but care most about care: Johns Hopkins
3-D printing technology could customize IR treatments to individual patients
Patients overestimate benefits, underestimate harms of medical testing
Missouri lawmakers renew push to license radiologic technologists
Why is ultrasound screening for breast cancer lagging behind?
Intrinsic Imaging awarded interventional medical device trial for prevention of pulmonary emboli
Thanks to interventional radiology, migraines may have met their match
Strategic Radiology's patient safety organization selects DoseMonitor as its radiation dose monitoring solution
Hunting an elephant
CMS extends attestation deadline