July 14, 2008 – The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) said in a statement today, "A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that recommends Medicare adopt prior authorization criteria to address appropriate utilization of medical imaging services was constructed on an incomplete analysis and should not be used by policymakers to make coverage decisions."

July 14, 2008 - LUMEDX Corp. today introduced CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software.

The multimodality, Web-enabled and vendor-neutral CardioPACS 5.0 offers new and better ways to manage images and data with a fully integrated suite of applications, modules.

July 14, 2008 - The recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the growth of imaging services does not provide Congress with suitable recommendations to address medical imaging utilization, said the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today.

July 14, 2008 - The American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) recently awarded Robert Lukin, M.D., the organization’s highest honor: the Gold Medal, for his contributions to the field of neuroradiology and his leadership in guiding the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the ASNR.

The University of Cincinnati (UC) professor of radiology and former chair accepted the award at the society’s annual meeting in New Orleans on June 5, 2008.

July 14, 2008 � The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center in Chattanooga, TN, will install an Aurora 1.5 Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System, replacing the traditional full-body MRI system.

July 14, 2008 - The American College of Radiology�s (ACR) CT colonography guidelines recommend that polyps ≤ 5mm in size not be reported on CT colonography by applying them to an endoscopic database that collected information about polyps that had been removed and processed, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2008 (DDW).

July 11, 2008 – ValuSource Software and Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) released two Web-based dashboards that enable physicians and group practices to enter a few variables about physician compensation and production and costs and compare themselves to national norms.

July 14, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems won a computed tomography (CT) contract by clients of Broadlane, a supply chain services company serving healthcare providers throughout the U.S., after clients compared the vendor to other CT manufacturers.

LUMEDX Corp. offers the CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software.

The multi-modality, Web-enabled and vendor-neutral CardioPACS 5.0 offers new and better ways to manage images and data with a fully integrated suite of applications, modules.

July 11, 2008) The Joint Commission and the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) have partnered to provide quality oversight for urgent care clinics, which provide walk-in treatment for many injuries, illnesses and conditions ranging from minor sore throats to head injuries.

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