With less than three months remaining until the nation switches from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) are announcing efforts to continue to help physicians get ready ahead of the October 1 deadline.

Less than 8 percent of patients with suspected urinary stones underwent CT using appropriate low-dose techniques, according to a research letter published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.

More attention is being paid to the deficient family leave policies in the U.S., which lag behind other developed countries and were called out by President Barack Obama in the latest State of the Union address. A pair of commissions from the American College of Radiology want to make sure radiologists are included in this discussion.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched Patient-centered Care for Diverse Populations, a new online educational series that highlights strategies and tactics for delivering high-quality care for different patient populations.

A pair of editorials published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology presented a point-counterpoint discussion on the topic of diversity in radiology practices, with one radiologist questioning the prescriptions from the ACR Committee for General Diversity.

Memorial services are scheduled for Thursday to celebrate the life of Kenneth Najarian, MD, a radiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center who was killed by a drunk driver last week.

Zynx Health announced today the release of an exclusive integration between ZynxOrder® and Paragon® Hospital Information System release 13 from McKesson that makes order set management easy through automated content synchronization. This intuitive solution eliminates common integration challenges including time-consuming file-based uploads. 

Richardson Healthcare, the division of Richardson Electronics focused on components and replacement parts for the diagnostic imaging market, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of International Medical Equipment and Service (IMES).