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Harvard Medical School


Ultrasound society issues consensus statement for ovarian cyst management

Industry News | Thursday, September 02 2010
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has released a consensus statement regarding the management of ovarian and other adnexal cysts imaged sonographically in asymptomatic women, which appears in the September edition of Radiology.
 

Aspect Magnet nets compact MRI installs

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 31 2010
Aspect Magnet Technologies has completed multiple installations of its deskside, compact M2 MRI systems for use in preclinical imaging.
 

Cambridge Health Alliance names Worthen CMIO

Executive Announcements | Thursday, August 26 2010
Hilary Worthen, MD, has been named CMIO of Cambridge Health Alliance, a three-hospital, Harvard-affiliated integrated public healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville and Boston's metro-north region. 
 

Study: New signaling pathway increases glucose uptake in skeletal muscle

Clinical Studies | Monday, August 23 2010
A novel protein called sucrose nonfermenting AMPK-related kinase (SNARK) involved in mediating glucose transport has been found to be activated in skeletal muscle in response to contraction and exercise in both rodents and humans, according to a study published Aug. 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

Harvard to initiate strict conflict of interest rules for faculty

Top Stories | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Harvard Dean Jeffrey S. Flier has accepted the recommendations of the Harvard University Faculty of Medicine Committee on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment to revise and clarify the existing Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment.
 

SNM honors outstanding contributors

Industry News | Monday, July 19 2010
SNM has recognized the contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 57th annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
 

News & Views

Departments | Monday, July 19 2010
Written by HIIT Staff
SIIM People and process essential for successful business intelligence; A User’s Guide to Business Analytics; Top 10 PACS problems, and their solutions
 

IHI taps Bisognano to succeed Berwick

Executive Announcements | Thursday, July 08 2010
Maureen A. Bisognano, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will become its president and CEO, according to the Cambridge, Mass.-based organization.
 

Obama appoints Berwick during congressional recess

Top Stories | Wednesday, July 07 2010
During the current congressional recess, President Barack Obama appointed Donald Berwick, MD, current president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, to fill the role of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator.
 

Siemens initiates expert CT rad dose panel

Industry News | Tuesday, June 29 2010
Siemens Healthcare has launched SIERRA (Siemens Radiation Reduction Alliance) and established an expert panel to advance CT dose reduction.
 

Radiology: Negative appendectomies decrease as CT usage increases

Clinical Studies | Thursday, June 24 2010
The number of appendectomies and the negative appendectomy rate in patients who presented to the emergency department saw significant reductions during an 18-year period, which is associated with increased use of preoperative abdominal CT, according to a study published in the June edition of Radiology.
 

Radiology: Dueling editorials re-ignite mammo feud

Top Stories | Tuesday, June 22 2010
A pair of editorials in the July issue of Radiology promises to revive the screening mammography controversy that followed U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for breast cancer screening revised in November 2009. “The USPSTF guidelines are not based on scientific evidence. Women should be urged to begin annual breast cancer screening at the age of 40,” stated Daniel B. Kopans, MD.
 

ASE: Biomarkers may predict chemo-related cardiotoxicity

Conference News | Tuesday, June 15 2010
According to research presented during the 21st annual scientific sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in San Diego this week, cardiac troponin plasma concentrations and longitudinal strain can predict the development of cardiotoxicity in patients treated with anthracyclines and trastuzumab chemotherapies.
 

SCCT selects five finalists for young investigator awards

Industry News | Monday, June 07 2010
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named five finalists for its fourth annual Young Investigator Awards.
 

AJR: Pediatric body size should be assessed before radiation-emitting exams

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, May 26 2010
While fitted average patient sizes are age dependent, predicted individual patient size does not correlate well with age on CT images, said the results of a study published in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology, aimed at modeling optimal x-ray exposure factors in children.
 

Panel weighs pros and cons of meaningful use, needs more media attention

Top Stories | Friday, April 30 2010
BOSTON--The news media are not paying enough attention to the vital health IT components of healthcare reform, said Paul Tang, MD, vice president and CMIO of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Calif.
 

AACR names new leadership for 2010

Industry News | Monday, April 19 2010
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) installed a new president, president-elect and treasurer during its 101st annual meeting this week in Washington, D.C.
 

SPR: Rads need better training for the ethical communication of bad news

Conference News | Thursday, April 15 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
BOSTON–“In essence, our practice commonly involves the utilization of direct patient skills for which many, if not most of us, have had the least formal training,” said keynote speaker Stephen D. Brown, MD, of Children’s Hospital Boston and the department of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, during a session on ethical issues in prenatal imaging this week at the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) conference on Thursday.
 

Health Affairs: IFR needs more specification, Halamka says

Industry News | Tuesday, April 13 2010
The government needs to play a stronger role in establishing a firm foundation for meaningful use for commercial interests to flourish, according to John D. Halamka, MD, CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, in an opinion article in the April edition of Health Affairs.
 

HealthAffairs: For improved costs and quality, EHRs alone may not be enough

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, April 07 2010
The implementation of EHR systems may not be enough to significantly improve health quality and reduce costs, according to a study in the April issue of Health Affairs. Researchers from the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston reported finding that currently implemented systems have little effect on measures such as patient mortality, surgical complications, length of stay and costs.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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