In a testimony before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards last week, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) called for a federal strategy to ensure providers and trading partners are prepared for the transition to Version 5010 of the HIPAA electronic transaction standards.

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will fund 74 grants totaling nearly $2.7 million in 2011, the largest amount ever granted by the foundation in a single year.

Handheld ultrasound devices have become a game changer due to their ability to facilitate rapid diagnoses and make imaging more accessible and immediate.

The U.S. market for SPECT and PET systems will increase nearly six-fold over the next seven years as new products are introduced to the market, according to a Bio-Tech Systems report.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center and UAB Medicine have developed the UAB Cancer Care Network to bring care to cancer patients who do not live near a major academic medical center, giving patients an opportunity to stay close to home while giving physicians and nurses access to leading cancer research.

While applauding the intent of Medicares Hospital Compare quality measurement program, radiology stakeholders questioned the medias interpretation of the data and the relevance of 2008 statistics.

Eli Lilly, along with Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Alkermes, has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Bydureon (exenatide 2 mg powder and solvent for prolonged release suspension for injection).

Elekta has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nucletron for EUR365 million ($524.39 million U.S.) in cash. After the aquisition is completed, Elekta said it will offer radiotherapy planning and delivery technologies with the addition of Nucletron's brachytherapy treatment planning and delivery systems.