Press Releases

The Rose, a Houston-based, non-profit breast health organization providing screening and diagnostic services to women, will celebrate the installation of a new, state-of-the-art mammography unit donated by FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and the National Breast Cancer Foundation on August 7, 2013.

Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Dina Titus (D-NV), recently introduced H.R. 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013 (PIMA), in the House of Representatives.

MRI and CT imaging exams are used to diagnose a wide variety of conditions ranging from knee injuries and concussions to heart attacks, strokes, cancer or other diseases. These imaging studies provide doctors with detailed three-dimensional views of anatomical structures within the body that are vital to the diagnostic process.

Advanced Image Enhancement, Inc. (AIE) a provider of image enhancement tools for the medical imaging industry, announced today it has entered into an agreement with eRAD, Inc., a division of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), allowing eRAD to integrate the AIE image enhancement toolkit for mammography as an advanced image processing option to the eRAD PACS viewer (for mammography).

Puget Sound Institute of Pathology (PSIP) has partnered with McKesson Business Performance Services (BPS) to reduce billing expenses and gain access to comprehensive business support services.

Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement after the introduction in the U.S. Senate of bipartisan legislation (S.1413) exempting FDA user fees from cuts under sequestration.

During the keynote address at the recent Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Annual Event, former Senate Majority and Minority Leader Tom Daschle expressed support for computerized decision support systems that use appropriateness criteria in the ordering of medical imaging exams.

The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU), the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA), today jointly refuted the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) flawed and misleading study on the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Agfa HealthCare announces today that the first installation in North America of IMPAX CV12 has begun at Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC), Riverdale, Georgia.

Novarad is further expanding its installation base in Nebraska, adding three new facilities to its roster.

In a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed legislation, H.R. 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, to repeal and replace the antiquated Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR).

Tustin, Calif., July 29, 2013 – Providing hospitals with resources to expand or create education and patient care initiatives, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management announces the sixth year of its Putting Patients First Program. Putting Patients First grants enable healthcare facilities to fund programs, training or seminars aimed at improving patient care and safety in CT, MR, Ultrasound, X-ray and Vascular imaging. The grants are funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Agfa HealthCare announces the North American launch of its MUSICA2 catheter processing software which will be on display in booth #310 at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Carestream announced at AHRA 2013 that its zero-footprint Vue Motion image viewer is being deployed by dozens of healthcare providers across the nation. Many facilities have added the versatile image viewer to their EMR/Citrix environments to speed delivery of images and reports to clinicians and referring physicians.

INFINITT North America, a leading developer and provider of image and information management technologies for healthcare, announced today that it has signed a national agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company that represents the largest volume in health care purchasing at more than $43 billion annually.

North Carolina joins 11 other states to become the 12th state to standardize dense breast tissue reporting to women across the state.

The average salaries of radiologic technologists rose by 1.7 percent in the past three years and now average $62,763, considerably higher than the U.S. per capita income of $42,693, according to the 2013 American Society of Radiologic Technologists Wage and Salary Survey.

Installation of a CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System has led to a 50% reduction in X-ray dosage at the 564-bed University Hospital Tenon, Paris, which is part of the public health system APHP. Figures have been validated by a member of the Personnes Compétentes en Radioprotection (PCR), a nationwide network of Radiation Protection Officers.

Agfa HealthCare announces today the availability of its newest Direct Radiography (DR) detector, the DX-D 35C, an 11x14 inch sized wireless panel which will be on display in booth #310 at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management’s Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

One of the nation’s largest radiology practices, Jefferson Radiology, PC, based in Hartford, Conn., has entered into a strategic partnership with McKesson Business Performance Services (BPS) for comprehensive revenue cycle management services. The arrangement will help the practice keep pace with a fast-changing reimbursement environment, meet growing regulatory demands and implement cost containment strategies.

GE Healthcare hailed a new era for breast imaging today as it announced CE marking for SenoClaire*, GE's new generation of breast tomosynthesis solution designed with a three-dimensional imaging technology.