The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report this week about limiting diagnostic errors in healthcare, and the American College of Radiology (ACR) has shared its support of the report’s findings. 

Leesburg, VA, May 1, 2015—Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, was elected the 115th president of ARRS at its 2015 Annual Meeting last month in Toronto. He succeeds Dr. Melissa Rosado de Christenson, who served as ARRS president from 2014 to 2015.

The 2015 Radiology Summit meets June 7-10 and brings together administrators, physician executives, chief executive officers and chief operating officers from around the United States to enhance their knowledge and skills and keep up to date with the newest products and resources.

AHRA’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held July 19-22, 2015 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. More than 1,000 imaging leaders and 200 exhibitors will attend this educational event for radiology administration.

Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, responded to the latest United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft breast screening recommendations by sending a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, calling for the continued availability of free annual mammograms for women ages 40 and older.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced its newest draft breast cancer screening recommendations Monday, once again sparking controversy by recommending biennial mammograms for women ages 50 to 74 and giving them a “B” grade.

The theme of the 2015 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine is Creating the Image Enabled Enterprise featuring educational sessions in four primary imaging informatics knowledge domains: Enterprise Imaging, Analytics, Productivity & Workflow, Quality.

The HIMSS Annual Conference, in Chicago in 2015, is the largest health IT event in the industry. Healthcare professionals, clinicians and executives from around the world gather to explore the value of health IT through education, networking and solutions and discover new ways to advance innovation, make a greater impact and improve outcome.