FDA has reported several cases where radiologic technologists at mammography facilities falsified quality control (QC) records (processor QC testing, phantom image QC testing or both), and other technologists falsified registration cards from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Although radiologic science educators experience less job burnout than practicing radiologic technologists (RTs), there is a significant correlation between health status and burnout levels among the educators, according to survey results released in the July/August issue of Radiologic Technology.
Liana Watson, DM, RT, has joined the staff of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) as its director of governance and affiliate relations.
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The FDA has approved an alternative standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit requirement, which will allow multiple mammography facilities to combine their medical outcomes audits if they meet certain criteria.
Connecticut has become the 26th state to recognize radiologist assistants among its licensed professions.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed state house bill 509 into law that acknowledges the advanced practice of radiologist assistants (RAs).
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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.