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Medical groups revise lung cancer CT screening guidelines
Amid debate over the merits of annual CT scans to look for lung cancer in smokers, three medical groups are recommending them for one particular group: current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.
Unnecessary imaging for cancer patients persists
The threat of legal liability is a likely contributor to continued orders for unnecessary imaging tests, according to researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Radiology who
CT scan use varies greatly between docs in same ED
Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston have found that CT scan use, specifically for the head, varies greatly in a single emergency department setting, according to a study set for
Electronic tools can help reduce radiation risks from medical imaging
Electronic tools that track the details of medical imaging procedures and clinical decision support tools integrated with a computerized physician order entry system can reduce the risk of radiation,
PACS market to hit $5.4B by 2017
The worldwide market for picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), which continue to grow in popularity, is expected to reach $5.4 billion by 2017, up from $2.8 billion in 2010, according
EHRs top ECRI's 'must-watch' technology list for hospital execs
Electronic health records and CT radiation reduction technologies are among the top 10 technologies and technology-related issues that hospital executives need to follow in 2012, according to a new
Report: Medical imaging spending drops 13%
Angling to keep Congress from cutting imaging reimbursement dollars, the Medical Imaging & Technology (MTIA) Alliance last week unveiled data indicating that spending on medical imaging tests
CPOE, trend spotting integral to managing radiation
Massachusetts General Hospital has reduced patients' radiation exposure by more than 95 percent for some exams through the use of information technology, according to Dr. James Thrall, the hospital's
TJC sentinel alert cautions hospitals from over-radiating patients
In light of the recent heated debate on diagnostic radiation testing, The Joint Commission yesterday released a Sentinel Event Alert in which the accrediting body warned healthcare organizations
Hospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report.
