imagingBiz | A bipartisan group of senators, among them John Kerry (D-MA), Herb Kohl (D-WI). and Lamar Alexander (R-TN), yesterday sent a letter to the Obama Administration protesting the inclusion of any diagnostic imaging cuts in legislation to raise the debt ceiling. The American College...
imagingBiz | The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging yesterday announced that they “applaud and support” updated American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) recommendations that women begin to receive annual mammograms at age 40. The updated ACOG recommendations, published...
Is the world of radiology simply going through a cycle of change or are we experience permanent changes to the world of radiology? Over the past couple of years, new models have emerged - good and bad, new technology has enabled better services across all modalities,...
AuntMinnie | Face it, folks: In less than six months, all healthcare providers who bill for the technical component of advanced imaging services must be accredited under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. More than a few facilities are scrambling to get...
ImagingEconomics | GE Healthcare recently received FDA clearance for the Optima XR220amx, Optima XR200amx, and Brivo XR285amx, a new platform of user-friendly, mobile x-ray systems offering improvements from its predecessors. These systems are designed to provide health care professionals with fast, low-dose, high-quality images that...