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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have agreed to collaborate in research areas such as nuclear medicine, life sciences, radiation therapy, safety and radiological protection, according to ANSTO.
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched a new skills assessment tool, which provides radiologic technologists with a vehicle to gauge their current skill level and knowledge base, and build a plan to help them reach their career goals.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA), a nonprofit advocacy agency, last week released the results of a national survey that found that communication between older adults, caregivers and healthcare providers about the safety of medical imaging is often inadequate.
New computer-aided detection software for coronary CT angiography could help physicians rule out narrowing of the coronary arteries in patients with low to moderate risk of coronary artery disease, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in European Radiology.
Seven medical imaging societies have written a joint letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide coverage for two FDG PET scans for initial patient treatment evaluation, as opposed to the one scan CMS now covers.
Last week, House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup of HR 3200—American’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009—Reps. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, offered, and then withdrew, an amendment to close the in-office ancillary services exception for advanced medical imaging under the Stark law.
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has released the results of a poll by Zogby International that suggests “Americans recognize the value of medical imaging as a critical component of high-quality healthcare.”
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has released a statement of "concern" over the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) recent recommendations to President Barack Obama and Congress to reduce Medicare reimbursement rates for medical imaging and radiation therapies through an increase of 90 percent in assumed utilization rates for outpatient imaging and radiation facilities.
Members of the American College of Radiology (ACR) urged the U.S. House of Representatives Rural Caucus against using radiology benefits managers (RBMs) in the Medicare system and against a proposed imaging equipment utilization rate change from 50 to 95 percent at a Capitol Hill briefing held June 24.
McMaster University in Ontario said it can produce four times the Canadian demand for technetium-99m (Tc-99m) than the failing Chalk River reactor, provided it receives CAD $30 million ($26.5 million, U.S.) in government funding over the next five years.
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Written by Mary C. Tierney
Concern for imaging-based patient radiation dose continues its surge. Recent patient radiation overexposure cases in the U.S., multiple studies relating CT scans to higher incidences of cancer and extensive media reporting on radiation exposure have given the issue of radiation exposure during imaging exams an increasingly high profile.
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Monday, February 22 2010
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Board of Directors has named Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga. and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. as this year’s recipients of the ASRT Award for Excellence in Radiologic Science Advocacy.
Medical imaging service provider Insight Imaging saw a downturn in sales while trimming net losses for the firm's fiscal 2010 first quarter, which ended Sept. 30.
Chest x-ray easily identifies Kawasaki disease patients at risk for serious coronary artery stenosis when a specific search for coronary artery calcification is pursued, according to a study in this month's Pediatric Cardiology.
The Agence de la Sante et des Services Sociaux de Montreal has signed a five-year, $3.6 million ($3.3 million, U.S.) deal with Artefact Informatique, the health division of IBM's LGS Group, to build a registry for digital medical images based on the Canada-wide cross-enterprise document sharing standard.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has named David Fisher to lead its Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA), an advocacy organization of medical imaging equipment manufacturers and product developers.
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have released statements defending the radiology profession in wake of a recent study and perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine on imaging and radiation exposure that has garnered national media attention.
Kidney injury that can arise after undergoing x-ray coronary angiography studies increases a patient's risk of having astroke or heart attack over the next year or two, according to a study in the June 25 issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The findings indicate that seemingly minor and reversible kidney damage from these common clinical procedures is a serious health threat.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled their healthcare reform legislation Friday, calling for a 75 percent increase in the equipment utilization rate and an increase of 25 to 50 percent in the reduction of the technical component of imaging for multiple procedures.
Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements has donated $100 million to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, with no restrictions on its use.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.