Equipment: Page 19

DITTA endorses refurbishment standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT, and Radiation Therapy Trade Association (DITTA) has thrown its support behind good practices for refurbished medical imaging equipment.
April 19, 2016
Toshiba MR scanner to be used in football brain trauma study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said that the University of California, Irvine (UCI) will use its Vantage Titan 3-tesla MR scanner to evaluate high-school football players for potential early indicators of brain trauma.
April 11, 2016
Study uses US to investigate pregnancy complications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Virginia and Texas have received a grant for $2.7 million from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate potential complications of pregnancy by using ultrasound to study microvascularization of the placenta.
March 24, 2016
NIH begins clinical use of photon-counting CT
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, has installed its first photon-counting CT scanner to explore use of the investigational technology in a clinical setting.
February 23, 2016
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NEMA publishes refurbishing guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance, part of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), has published new guidelines for refurbishing medical electrical equipment.
February 23, 2016
Data analytics: The cornerstone of meaningful use
By Kim Garriott
The execution of a successful enterprise imaging strategy provides a platform to acquire, retain, and achieve meaningful use of a wealth of clinical information that has previously been unmanaged. In this article, Kim Garriott of Logicalis Healthcare Solutions offers advice for building this foundation, with a particular focus on data governance.
February 22, 2016
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Study finds CT use has doubled for minor injuries
By Eric Barnes
The use of CT for minor injuries has doubled in the past decade, according to a study of more than 8.5 million California patients in the Journal of Surgical Research. The increase may indicate that it's time to redouble efforts to ensure that radiation is used appropriately.
January 19, 2016
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CMS posts meaningful use payment fact sheet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a fact sheet that details how Medicare payments will be adjusted downward for eligible professionals who do not successfully demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records.
January 12, 2016
AMA recommends changes to meaningful use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) has offered recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how to modify the meaningful use IT stimulus program.
December 15, 2015
BC Technical acquires imaging service company
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging equipment provider BC Technical has acquired diagnostic imaging service company Legacy Medical Imaging.
December 14, 2015
FDA reminds PACS users about compliance requirements
By Erik L. Ridley
Is your institution staying on top of its PACS maintenance responsibilities? If not, you'd better be: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare facilities that it may take compliance action if their PACS fails and images are lost due to preventable reasons.
December 8, 2015
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Video from RSNA 2015: Is meaningful use still meaningful to radiologists?
CHICAGO - Should radiologists still care about the U.S. government's meaningful use program to promote adoption of healthcare IT? Learn why meaningful use still matters to radiology in this video from RSNA 2015 with Dr. Raym Geis, vice chair of the IT Informatics Commission at the American College of Radiology.
November 30, 2015
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