05 Oct

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The New York Times | October 3 - There is no silver bullet for reforming America's health care system, but medical experts have long agreed that digital patient records and electronic prescribing can help improve care and curb costs. It seems straightforward. Just combine technology skills...

01 Oct

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DiagnosticImaging.com | September 30 - California radiologists will be required to incorporate radiation dose levels in their reports under a measure signed into law Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The measure requires that radiologists include in their reports the dose length product or the CT...

30 Sep

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AuntMinnie.com | September 30 - "Meaningful use" has become the holy grail of healthcare IT - the standard that providers must achieve to receive stimulus funds. U.S. regulators recently issued final rules that define how they view meaningful use, but the guidelines raise almost as...

17 Aug

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Recently, there has been a great deal of discussion about so-called “predatory” teleradiology companies.  This conversation turned ugly when an investor-backed teleradiology firm took over a large hospital contract in Toledo, OH, replacing a traditional radiology practice incumbent at the site. ...