07 Dec

Posted at 08:57h in Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by
0 Likes

Diagnostic Imaging | December 6 - Minnesota is in the vanguard as far as implementing clinical decision support, a tool that tamps down overutilization and reduces the incidence of patients receiving inappropriate diagnostic imaging tests. Minnesota is launching a statewide initiative to adopt the tool;...

07 Dec

Posted at 08:50h in Healthcare Legislation, Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Services News by
0 Likes

Radiology Business Journal | November 15 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s governor, signed a new radiation patient protection law in October 2010 that mandates strict procedures and reporting requirements for CT scanners and radiation-therapy procedures, as well as the reporting of radiation overdoses to the state’s Department of...

18 Nov

Posted at 11:04h in Mammography, Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Services News by
0 Likes

Diagnostic Imaging | November 15 - Combining digital breast tomosynthesis and a laser-based technique called diffuse optical tomography, radiologists may be better able to distinguish malignant from benign lesions in the breast, according to a new study published in Radiology. Diffuse optical tomography measures levels of hemoglobin concentration,...