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Areva forms advisory committee

Executive Announcements | Sunday, August 29 2010
Areva Med has formed an advisory committee comprised of five high-level scientists who will provide the firm with strategic advice and scientific guidance in the field of radio-immunotherapy using its lead-212 isotope.
 

GenSpera acquires cancer imaging technology patent

Mergers & Acquisitions | Monday, August 02 2010
Oncology company GenSpera has acquired a patent application for technology relating to medical imaging from the Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
 

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.
 

CCHIT names oncology, women's health workgroups

Executive Announcements | Thursday, June 17 2010
The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT (CCHIT) has selected two new, all-volunteer work group panels to develop criteria for EHRs in women’s health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT’s independently developed certification programs. The Chicago-based organization also announced new certification programs for Behavioral Health, Dermatology and Long-Term and Post-Acute Care.
 

NQF forms new Health IT Advisory Committee, names members

Industry News | Monday, May 10 2010
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has formed a new Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC). Members of the new advisory committee represent a wide range of healthcare stakeholders, including consumers, providers, clinicians, purchasers, suppliers, and public and community healthcare organizations.
 

HHS releases $144M to colleges to promote health IT adoption

Top Stories | Sunday, April 04 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has enlisted the resources of U.S. universities, community colleges and research centers to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of health IT with the release of $144 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
 

Johns Hopkins to pay $370K for improper use of radiological equipment

Top Stories | Thursday, March 25 2010
Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital have agreed to pay the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) a $370,000 penalty to resolve the MDE's civil claims for alleged violations of Maryland laws and regulations governing the use of radioactive materials and radiation machines.
 

SIR: Microbubbles with stem cells can stimulate new blood vessels in the leg

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010
Bone marrow stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles can help in treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients by increasing the number of blood vessels, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla. this week.
 

STM: Personalized biomarkers from tumor DNA can help in cancer management

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, February 24 2010
A new technique called personalized analysis of rearranged ends provides an accurate and specific way to monitor tumors by identifying personalized biomarkers from tumor DNA, according to a study published in the Feb. 24 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
 

Johns Hopkins acquires Naviscan’s PEM scanner

Industry News | Sunday, February 21 2010
Naviscan has reported that its Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner will be utilized in pre-clinical and translational research for the development of radiotracers by Richard Wahl, MD, professor of radiology and nuclear medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
 

Trial launched to assess 320-slice CT ability to detect CAD

Industry News | Saturday, February 06 2010
An international study on CT perfusion imaging at 15 medical centers in eight countries, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, have enrolled the first dozen patients to figure out how well various imaging tests can measure the degree of blockage or narrowing in any particular artery and their use in predicting patients who need catheterization or angioplasty, or bypass surgery.
 

NIH panel encourages more screening for colorectal cancer

Top Stories | Friday, February 05 2010
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a panel Thursday to identify ways to increase the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening in the U.S.
 

RSNA: PET/CT with C-11 acetate superior to 18F-FDG in prostate cancer imaging

Portal Exclusives | Monday, December 21 2009
PET/CT with C-11 acetate has higher sensitivity compared to 18F-FDG imaging in detecting primary prostate cancer, local recurrence and apparent nodal spread of the disease in both the staging and re-staging patient populations, according to research presented at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago earlier this month.
 

RSNA: iPhone provides accurate appendicitis diagnosis – only the beginning?

Conference News | Tuesday, December 01 2009
Written by Justine Cadet
CHICAGO—Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with OsiriX mobile software, based on study results presented Monday at the 2009 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The researchers are seeking to study this technology for other conditions that require an expedited diagnoses.
 

Security protocols, policy of personal health info remains largely unsolved

Top Stories | Tuesday, November 24 2009
The problem of developing security mechanisms needed for management protocols and policy management of personal health information (PHI) remains largely unsolved, according to Gerald Masson, PhD, director of the John Hopkins University Information Security Institute, who spoke at an assembly hearing of the Health IT Standards Committee on Nov. 19.
 

AHRQ: Consumer health informatics has positive impact on health outcomes

Industry News | Friday, October 23 2009
An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) literature review suggests that consumer health informatics engage consumers, enhance traditional clinical interventions and improve intermediate and clinical health outcomes.
 

Teleradiology services use could be slowing

Portal Exclusives | Thursday, October 22 2009
Researchers have found recent evidence that shows the growth of external, off-hours teleradiology services (EOTS) has slowed in recent years, despite a significant increase in the number of radiology practices using those services between 2003 and 2007, according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

Radiology: Radiologist workload increases, IT keeps work hours stable

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 04 2009
Radiologists' workloads grew substantially in the past few years, with procedures increasing 7 percent and physician work relative value units increasing 10 percent from 2002-2003 to 2006-2007, according to research published in this month's Radiology.
 

AAPM: Nanoparticles with radioisotopes developed to treat tumors

Conference News | Tuesday, July 28 2009
In a presentation on Tuesday at the 2009 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, Calif., researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore described the design of nanoparticles that can carry cancer-treating radioisotopes through the body and deliver them to selective tumors.
 

Chemo/imaging combo aids prostate cancer treatment

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, April 22 2009
Researchers may have found a way to combine imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to data presented this week at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Denver.
 
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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