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Medical imaging incident reporting system could boost patient safety
From doctors who don't follow imaging protocols to hospitals that cut radiology staffing corners to save money , the dangers of radiation overexposure continue to dog healthcare. Researchers writing
Radiologist: Teleradiology takes away from patient-centered care
Teleradiology may mean fewer distractions for the practioner, but the technology can create a barrier between radiologists and their patients, a recent commentary published in Diagnostic Imaging
Virtual colonoscopy advocates, CMS meet to discuss Medicare coverage
Representatives from the American College of Radiology met with officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week to discuss Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies,
Proposed federal budget increases ONC spend to $66M
Spending for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal 2013 budget increases $5 million, bring the total up to more than $66 million. That
Prior authorization for imaging not a money-saver
The need to obtain prior authorization for medical imaging exams is costly both from a patient safety and a dollars-and-cents perspective, according to officials from the Access to Medical Imaging
Natural language processing underused in radiology
Natural language processing (NLP) has multiple applications to radiology but is underused in the field, according to a recent article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. However, the
