RadRounds Radiology Network's Blog – October 2008 Archive (23)

FEATURED ARTICLE: Research as a Medical Student

FEATURED ARTICLE: Research as a Medical Student AUTHOR: Nina Baier (MD/PhD Candidate), Writer and Editor, radRounds PUBLISHED: October 3, 2008

Interested in pursuing radiology research during your medical school training? Here is a guide and personal anectode that will prove useful for all medical students, not to mention with radiology in mind for their future. It is… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on October 3, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Attention all Radiology Residents! Check out the American College of Radiology Residents and Fellows Section (ACR-RFS)

We here at radRounds would like to invite and encourage radiology residents to learn more about the ACR-RFS section of the ACR. ACR-RFS is the section within the ACR which represents all diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology trainees (residents and fellows). A number of major activities, programs, and opportunities are available via the ACR-RFS. Features of the ACR-RFS Website include: *… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on October 2, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

ACR Statement on GAO Report Regarding the Effect of the Deficit Reduction ACT of 2005 on Medical Imaging Utilization and Cost

ACR Statement on GAO Report Regarding the Effect of the Deficit Reduction ACT of 2005 on Medical Imaging Utilization and Cost The September 2008 GAO report on the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) on medical imaging reimbursement revealed that the DRA cuts were far deeper than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) initially stated. In fact, the September 2008 GAO report confirms that 2005 ACR statement cuts are approximately three… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on October 1, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments