Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

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The future of medical imaging? Connecting the dots from diagnosis to care

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What if artificial intelligence (AI) could support doctors in making decisions faster?

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Imaging advocate concerned after CMS grants limited coverage of controversial Alzheimer’s drug, related PET scans

SNMMI believes the proposed payment pathway will prevent patients' access to diagnosis and treatment.

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Fatigue impacts inexperienced breast radiologists’ performance, underlining importance of regular breaks

Physicians with five or fewer years of experience are more likely to order additional imaging when reading DBT exams later in the day. 

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Déjà vu: In-person medical imaging conferences canceled amid omicron surge

At least two U.S. radiology conferences have recently switched to virtual formats, citing COVID-19’s continued proliferation, weeks after RSNA had made its triumphant return.

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American College of Radiology says recent advocacy efforts will save physicians more than $1B

Avoiding such Medicare reductions, despite a "bitterly partisan Congress" and ongoing pandemic, is "simply remarkable," one ACR leader said Thursday. 

Hyperfine doling out thousands of free brain MRIs, RSNA21’s final tallies, plus more vendor news

Also, Royal Philips expands through acquisition, U.K. antitrust regulators investigating Microsoft's acquisition of Nuance, and Fujifilm installs an MRI scanner in an NFL stadium. 

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UnitedHealth Group pushes back timeline of $13B Change Healthcare acquisition

The two healthcare heavyweights had originally hoped to complete their merger in 2021's second half but will take more time, according to an SEC filing. 

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Radiologists join AMA in urging courts to preserve COVID-19 vaccination requirements

The American Medical Association, Society of Interventional Radiology, and others are pressing appeals courts to suspend previous rulings. 

Around the web

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.

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.

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