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ECR 2010 Photo Competition

ECR 2010 Photo Competition…

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ECR 2010 Party Ticket

ECR Party 2010…
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Merge and Massachusetts General Hospital sign partnership to collaborate on mobile healthcare applications

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Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography) But Medicare Denies CTC Coverage to Seniors

President Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography) But Medicare Denies CTC Coverage to Seniors



Medicare Should Cover Screening CT Colonography for Older Americans Who Want It



March 2, 2010 - Washington, DC – President Obama, in his first routine… Continue

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Figley Fellowship in Radiology Journalism - ARRS

The ARRS offers one-month annual fellowships in radiology journalism. Radiologists practicing in the U.S. and Canada are eligible for the Figley Fellowships every year. Figley Fellowships are announced in December of each year.



Purpose

1. To stimulate bright, promising radiologists to continue with an academic career, enhance their credentials, and stimulate interest in good radiology journalism.



2. To improve the quality of radiology journals by teaching the… Continue

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ACR Calls for Mandatory Accreditation of All Advanced Imaging and Radiation Oncology Providers

Feb. 26, 2010 - At a House Energy and Commerce…

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Obama gets Virtual Colonoscopy

(WASHINGTON D.C.) -- If it is good enough for the President of the United States of America, it must be good enough for the citizens of the USA? President Obama just went for his physical in which he was checked from head to toe including screening for colon cancer. Did Obama and his doctor's opt for traditional optical colonoscopy or virtual colonoscopy?


Perhaps a sign of the times -- For colon cancer screening, Obama underwent one of the latest innovations in medical…
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Fairfax Radiology Malpractice Case Results - Family awarded 1.25$ Million Dollars

(FAIRFAX, VA) -- In a heated malpractice trial, the jury rules in favor of the plaintiff and against the radiology practice resulting in an award of $1.25 million dollars. The case surrounds a patient who had suffered from severe chest pain and underwent CT which was interpreted by the radiologist as a large hiatal hernia but ultimately turned out to be a perforated esophagus. The perforated esophagus was picked up by a surgeon upon re-review of the CT scan per various news sources. Surgery was… Continue

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Merge Acquisition of AMICAS Buzz: Merge Healthcare Signs Financing Commitment for $200 Million for AMICAS Acquisition

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merge Healthcare Incorporated…

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Merge + AMICAS: Merge Healthcare Confirms Fully Financed Offer for AMICAS

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ: MRGE) today announced that it has received numerous calls from investors about its proposal to acquire AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCS) for $6.05 cash per share, and that, in response Merge is providing additional information to clarify certain questions raised by investors. Merge’s proposal, for an aggregate of $248 million, represents a 13% premium to the previously-announced offer from a newly-formed affiliate of Thoma Bravo, LLC… Continue

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PECOS Enrollment Requirement for Ordering and Referring Physicians Further Delayed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a further delay until January 3, 2011 in the requirement of ordering or referring physicians be enrollment in Medicare’s Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Initially this requirement was to be met by December 31, 2009. Medicare ran a test on how many claims would be denied if the policy were to go into full effect and found that over one-third of all physicians who are supposed to be enrolled in PECOS had not… Continue

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ACR, SBI Statement on Annals of Internal Medicine Poll Regarding Flawed USPSTF Mammography Recommendations

A poll of readers conducted by the Annals of Internal Medicine regarding United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography recommendations suggests the dangerous effects that these recommendations hold for American women. Of the doctors who responded, 67 percent said they would stop routinely advising women in their 40s to get annual mammograms and 62 percent would advise women 50 to 74 to get a mammogram every other year rather than annually. In addition, 41 percent will stop… Continue

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CMS Conducting "Dry Run" of Imaging Efficiency Measures – 30 Day Comment Period

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a national “dry run” of reporting data for four Outpatient Imaging Efficiency (OIE) measures included in the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program (HOP QDRP). Throughout the 30-day dry run, which ends March 18, hospitals may submit questions or comments regarding the Hospital Specific Report (HSR) or the OIE measure methodology to imaging.measures@Lewin.com. The ACR-ARRS encourages its members who have… Continue

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Radiology at Olympics 2010

Radiology plays greatest role to date at the Olympics



Never in the history of the Olympics has diagnostic imaging played such a huge role. For the first time ever at the Winter Olympic games taking place in Vancouver, Canada, all four modalities–digital radiography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI–are represented in both the Alpine

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Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Children Undergoing Imaging Examinations

Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Children Undergoing Imaging Examinations



On Feb. 4, the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging expanded the Image Gently initiative (www.imagegently.org) to digital radiography exams (standard x-ray technology) by hosting a Digital Radiography Summit at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis.



The summit bought together nearly… Continue

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February JACR Features Significant Articles Regarding Radiation Safety

(AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY) -- February Issue of JACR Features Significant Articles Regarding Radiation Safety



NIH Takes Step to Assess Any Possible Risk Associated With Low-Dose Radiation Exposure

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the electronic medical record, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate assessment of whether any cancer risk is associated with low-dose… Continue

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Merge Healthcare Successfully Completes Interoperability Testing at IHE Connectathon

HIMSS 2010



MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As a part of its ongoing commitment to interoperability standards, Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), a leading health IT solutions provider, announced that it successfully passed interoperability tests at the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), North American Connectathon event in Chicago, Illinois. During the testing, which connects vendor solutions to promote better electronic information exchange, Merge demonstrated interoperability… Continue

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ACR to Co-Sponsor CT Dose Summit on Scan Parameter Optimization

(AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY) -- ACR to Co-Sponsor CT Dose Summit on Scan Parameter Optimization



The ACR, along with several other organizations, is helping to fund a CT Dose Summit on Scan Parameter Optimization April 29- 30, 2010, in Atlanta, GA. The summit, organized by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, will demonstrate how scan acquisition and image reconstruction parameters should be selected and managed to improve image quality and reduce radiation… Continue

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Merger creates largest private practice group in Illinois

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) - Radiology mergers abound! Two radiology groups in Illinois have merged, making them the largest private practice radiology group in the state. Effective Feb. 1, Central Illinois Radiological Associates and Springfield Radiology Associates have joined forces to employ 70 radiologists. The groups will operate under the name Central Illinois Radiological Associates (CIRA) and cover 15 hospitals, including Methodist Medical Center, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Proctor… Continue

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ASRT R.T. in D.C.



(ASRT) -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists 12th annual R.T. in D.C. is March 7-9, 2010. This is the premiere advocacy event for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals and an opportunity to educate our leaders in Washington and let them know all about the CARE bill, patient safety, quality health care and rising health care costs – the issues that affect the professional and patients. For…
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