Anxious patients undergoing an MRI scan at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital in Newark, N.Y., will have a new way to calm themselves during the procedure.

What may be first of their kind requirements included in the newly passed “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014,” (H.R. 4302) would make health care more efficient, raise medical imaging quality, improve utilization accuracy and make physician payment policy more transparent.

The American College of Radiology applauds steps to reign in medical imaging and radiation oncology self-referral included in the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget.

vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation's largest telemedicine company and radiology practice with more than 450 physicians, today announced its newest set of indices, the "Day in the Life of Radiology," part of the RPC(SM) (Radiology Patient Care) Indices available for free and unrestricted use at www.vrad.com.

Members of the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists met with lawmakers at the state capitol in Jefferson City on Feb. 12 to ask them to support House Bill 1060, a measure that will set licensing standards for personnel who perform certain radiologic procedures.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) strongly supports the bicameral, bipartisan legislation to replace the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula. The College particularly applauds inclusion of several ACR backed provisions that raise quality of care, make care more efficient and increase transparency in physician payment policy.  

Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in specialized radiology physician billing and practice management services, will join ImagingBiz’s affiliate program in 2014 as an exclusive partner in the radiology billing and practice management category.

The impact factor is commonly seen as a yardstick to compare the significance—and some would say quality—of a medical journal and the research contained within. But what is it really measuring?