Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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Review: Errors rampant in hospital-acquired CA-UTI coding

Hospital coders rarely use the catheter association code needed to identify catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs) among secondary-diagnosis UTIs and may reduce financial impact of Medicares payment policy, according to an article in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Vitter asks HHS to stop promoting USPSTF mammo recommendations

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has written to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking HHS to remove from its website and cease promoting the November 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations related to breast cancer screening and mammography.

FDA to host public meeting on device improvements for therapeutic radiation

The FDA will hold a public meeting to discuss possible steps and precautions that manufacturers of linear accelerators, radiation therapy treatment planning systems and radiation therapy simulators could take in order to help reduce misadministration and misaligned exposures.

Visbion debuts 30MP mammo workstation

Medical image management solutions provider Visbion has released a 30 megapixel (MP) workstation, with dual mammography screens from Ishikawa, Japan-based display monitor manufacturer EIZO.

JCO: IMRT could improve quality of life for head, neck cancer patients

Chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), utilizing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) aiming to reduce dysphagia can be performed safely for OPC and has high locoregional tumor control rates, determined a study published in online April 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

NQF forms new Health IT Advisory Committee, names members

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has formed a new Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC). Members of the new advisory committee represent a wide range of healthcare stakeholders, including consumers, providers, clinicians, purchasers, suppliers, and public and community healthcare organizations.

Varian provides Istanbul facilities with radiotherapy solutions

Medical device and cancer treatment software company Varian Medical Systems has provided three recently renovated oncology centers in Istanbul with medical linear accelerators for radiotherapy.

CMS issues $15M in incentives for home health P4P demo

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sharing more than $15 million in savings with 166 home health agencies based on their performance during the first year of the Medicare Home Health Pay for Performance demonstration.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.