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.

AHRA 2015 Spring Conference 3/31/15- 4/2/15

Register now for the AHRA 2015 Spring Conference in Orlando, FL.

2015 SPIE Medical 2/21/15-2/26/15

Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound. Attend the annual SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego for the latest information in digital pathology; tomography; image processing, perception, registration, informatics, and segmentation; computer-aided diagnosis; and ultrasound.

RBMA 2015-Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs 3/15/15 - 3/17/15

Registration is open for RBMA 2015 Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs. The meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA, from March 15-17, 2015.

Example of a mammogram showing X-ray images of both the right and left breast and patches of dense breast tissue.

ACR, SBI tee off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Screening guidelines and technology tools were up for discussion Sept. 29, when ACR teamed with the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) to tee up the Oct. 1 start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

Bill Seeks End to In-Office Ancillary Services Exception for Advanced Imaging

H.R. 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013, seeks to curb overutilization of advanced diagnostic imaging by significantly narrowing the types of medical services that would fall under "in-office ancillary services" exception to the Stark Law

Dr. Charles Kahn Elected President of ARRS

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., M.D., M.S. was installed as president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the first and oldest radiology society in the United States.

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.

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