The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Megan Hayes has joined the organization as Regulatory and Standards Director.

By downloading the ACR 2015™ Annual Meeting App, radiology professionals can access up-to-the-minute ACR 2015 information – including CME session details, featured faculty and exclusive offers. The ACR 2015 App also alerts users when new information is released and provides exclusive access to cutting-edge educational content.

The FDA has issued separate Class II recalls for MRI systems from GE Healthcare and Siemens.

When the calendar flipped to 2015, a number of changes occurred with Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program, with the headline being the disappearance of incentive payments. 

The arrival of the Ebola virus in the U.S. last year caught at least one medical facility off guard and has prompted officials to rethink response protocols when it comes to the highly fatal, infectious disease.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, or so the saying goes. Seems apt when looking ahead to the big stories looming in 2015 for imaging.

For the first time ever, the 2014 American College of Radiology Commission on Human Resources Workforce Survey included questions regarding gender in the radiology profession. The results of these gender-based questions were compiled, analyzed and published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Take a look at some of the survey's findings in this infographic. 

Putting a face on radiology and interacting directly with patients has been a goal of the specialty for several years now, and popular media outlets are taking notice.