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Northrop Grumman appoints Shekar CMO

Executive Announcements | Wednesday, August 18 2010
Northrop Grumman has named Sam Shekar, MD, MPH, chief medical officer in its information systems sector.
 

Spectral Molecular nets NIH grant

Industry News | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Cascade Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Spectral Molecular Imaging, has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding through collaboration with Omega Optical to accelerate the development of medical endoscopes enhanced with multispectral imaging technology.
 

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute awarded $7.1 million

Industry News | Wednesday, June 16 2010
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix has been awarded three grants totaling $7.1 million to advance Alzheimer’s disease care and research initiatives, including $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the purchase of a new cyclotron and two grants secured by Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation.
 

NIH releases new conflict of interest proposals

Top Stories | Friday, May 21 2010
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Thursday released new proposals to prevent financial conflicts of interest among researchers who receive federal funding.
 

NIH awards $6.5M to Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

Industry News | Tuesday, May 18 2010
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute has received a $6.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for renovation and expansion of its research facility, providing an imaging resource for researchers throughout Arizona.
 

SNM: Symposium sheds light on molecular neuroimaging

Conference News | Sunday, May 09 2010
SNM's Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence wrapped up its Molecular Neuroimaging Symposium on May 7 in Bethesda, Md., at the National Institutes of Health facility.
 

The Stepping Stone to Structured Reporting: What Does Natural Language Processing Mean for Radiology

Features | Monday, April 19 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
Like much of healthcare, radiology is a state of flux. From reimbursement cuts to adopting EMRs, day-to-day operations are being transformed. Dictation software is evolving in the radiology field as natural language processing (NLP) is being developed to harness content from dictated, free text into a manageable report that can be used in radiology.
 

MICAD adds 11 agents

Industry News | Tuesday, April 13 2010
The Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD) has uploaded 11 agents.
 

Molecular imaging and contrast agent database adds new agents

Industry News | Monday, March 15 2010
The National Insitutes of Health's Molecular imaging and contrast agent database (MICAD) has added 13 new (PET, SPECT, MRI) agents.
 

A Dose of Good News for CCTA: New Techniques Offer Lower Dose, Higher Quality

Cover Story | Tuesday, March 02 2010
Written by Kaitlyn Dmyterko
Concern about the cancer risk from low medical level radiation, particularly low-dose radiation delivered from CT scans, has been growing in the healthcare community.
 

Federal FY2011 budget requests $911B for HHS

Industry News | Tuesday, February 02 2010
The administration of President Barack Obama is requesting $911 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its 2011 federal budget proposal, with an additional $110 million requested for continued health IT efforts.
 

JACR: NIH to measure, track radiation dose with medical imaging

Industry News | Monday, February 01 2010
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center are incorporating radiation dose exposure reports into the EMR, an effort that they hope will lead to an accurate assessment of whether any cancer risk is associated with low-dose radiation exposure from medical imaging tests, based on an article in February’s Journal of the American College of Radiology.
 

GE nets NIH grant to develop upgraded MR systems

Industry News | Thursday, January 28 2010
GE Global Research, a subsidiary of GE has been awarded a four-year, $3.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to aid the development of a new cryogen-free magnet technology.
 

Study: Radiofrequency ablation may safely reduce bone metastasis pain

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, January 05 2010
Radiofrequency ablation can possibly alleviate the intensity of pain brought on by bone metastases, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in Cancer.
 

NIH awards $9.23M in informatics grants

Industry News | Friday, October 16 2009
The John E. Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Md., will award more than $9.23 million to eight global health informatics programs over the next five years.
 

AHRQ issues 2008 health IT grant, contract review

Top Stories | Thursday, October 15 2009
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its Health IT Portfolio, revealing that the agency funded 124 grants and 26 contracts in 2008—the vast majority of which were multi-year in duration. In total, AHRQ will provide nearly one-quarter of a billion dollars in support over the lifetime of the projects, equaling $151 million for the grants and $70 million for the contracts.
 

Kaiser scores $54M+ in NIH/ARRA grants

Industry News | Wednesday, October 14 2009
Kaiser Permanente has received 22 grants worth more than $54 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
 

Mass General, Novelos to study radiation-induced lung injury

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, October 01 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, in collaboration with biopharmaceutical company Novelos Therapeutics, was awarded a $950,371 competitive grant by the National Institutes of Health to study two Novelos compounds–NOV-002 and NOV-205–for the mitigation and treatment of radiation-induced pulmonary injury.
 

Web leaders initiate gov't open identity pilot program

Industry News | Wednesday, September 30 2009
Yahoo!, PayPal, Google, Equifax, AOL, VeriSign, Acxiom, Citi, Privo and Wave Systems have announced they will support the first pilot programs designed to implement a federal government initiative designed to make it easier for individual to register and participate in government websites. The companies will act as digital identity providers using OpenID and Information Card technologies.
 

AIM: EMRs need to better communicate critical imaging results

Top Stories | Saturday, September 26 2009
Abnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated EMR system, according to a study in the Sept. 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
 
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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