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MU2: Value Proposition for Radiology

On March 7, 2012, the proposed rule¹ governing stage 2 of the CMS incentive program for electronic health records (EHRs) and the 2014 EHR certification criteria² were published to generally favorable reviews from organized radiology. Mike Peters, director of legislative and regulatory affairs for the ACR®, explains why the ACR has spent so much

Vertigo

No matter how good your service is or how expert and reliable the care, if someone isn’t taking care of the back of the house, health care is out of business. I learned that the hard way when my wonderful dentist (who used to tell her elderly clients that there was a sale on fillings: two for $25) could no longer pay the rent, sold her business to

Varian Medical Systems Sees "Healthy Growth" in Revenue and Orders in Q2

Varian Medical Systems is reporting "healthy" growth in revenue and net orders for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012. The company generated $720 million in revenues during the quarter, up 11 percent from the prior-year period, and ended the period with a $2.7 billion backlog, up 18 percent from the same point in fiscal year 2011.

ACR Weighs Pros and Cons of Reporting Breast Density to Patients

As a greater push continues to be made to inform women about their breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer nationwide, it's important to consider a few caveats, says the ACR.

Toshiba's AIDR 3D Receives FDA Clearance

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has received FDA clearance of Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D (AIDR 3D), the company’s newest dose-reduction technology.

Study Shows More Research Needed on CDSS Question

Just how is anyone supposed to tell whether clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are achieving their intended goals if not enough people are using them? Researchers from Duke University set out to prove the case for adoption of CDSSs "outside of experienced academic centers," and published the results of their investigation in The Annals of

CT Scans Valuable to Current and Former Smokers, Says ALA

If you smoke or have smoked, a CT scan could save your life by helping in the early detection of lung cancer, says the American Lung Association (ALA); in 80-90 percent of cases, a lung cancer patient has been a smoker.

U of Arkansas Medical Breach Potentially Compromises Radiology Patients' Data

A doctor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) failed to properly anonymize patient records he e-mailed to a a billing specialist, resulting in a breach of patient information that has the Little Rock, AR, school scrambling to investigate the depth of the breach. “On April 6, UAMS discovered that the data did in fact contain

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.