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Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story
Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work.
Patients frequently fail to obtain follow-up imaging. Could radiologist-referrer disagreements be to blame?
Harvard researchers recently set out to answer this question, sharing their results Friday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology
Hospitals pilot policies to test older radiologists’ mental and physical fitness
About 5% of U.S. healthcare organizations have now implemented such competency testing, with about 13% of physicians deemed unfit for the job.
American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 8 new topics
ACR is adding new entries covering scenarios such as brain tumors, inflammatory ear disease, and lung cancer staging after therapy.
RadNet, American Lung Association launch ‘revolutionary’ cancer screening program
The Florida Lung Health Coalition is chasing the goal of increasing low-dose CT uptake in the state to 30% by 2030.

New rankings provide county-to-county health snapshots

People who live in healthier counties tend to have higher education levels, are more likely to be employed, have access to more healthcare providers and have more access to healthier foods, parks and recreational facilities, according to a report on the rank of overall health of every county in the U.S. from the University of Wisconsins Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

February 20, 2010

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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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.

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GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Patient Care

Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story

Patients frequently fail to obtain follow-up imaging. Could radiologist-referrer disagreements be to blame?

Hospitals pilot policies to test older radiologists’ mental and physical fitness

American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 8 new topics

RadNet, American Lung Association launch ‘revolutionary’ cancer screening program

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