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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Task force recommends new brachytherapy guidelines

A task force commissioned by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has recommended that radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in brachytherapy procedures should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in each patient.

Siemens scores U.K. MRI install

A vacant ambulance bay at St. Margarets Hospital in Essex, England, is the site of a newly developed MRI suite that is housing a Siemens Healthcare Magnetom Essenza MRI system.

ACR: Medicare cuts may end non-hospital imaging

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released a statement yesterday charging that medical imaging cuts contained in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may restrict imaging services to large hospitals, produce longer commutes and wait times to receive care, and could cause delays in diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other serious illnesses.

CMS physician fee rule could cut imaging payments up to 38% in 2010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Friday announced final changes for policy and payment rates during the 2010 calendar year, which, if implemented, could cut by up to 38 percent the amount doctors will receive when they use medical imaging equipment for procedures such as MRI and CT scans. The rule affects more than one million physicians and non-physician practitioners who are paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Merge, Medrad agree to expand CAD product distribution in EU

Merge Healthcare and medical device and services for diagnostic imaging provider Medrad have revealed their plan to expand their European Union distribution agreement for CADstream.

JACR: Patients want better radiology reporting systems

Most patients are dissatisfied with the efficacy of radiology reporting systems, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

iCAD's revenue decline in Q3

iCAD reported a drop of in revenue in the third quarter of 2009, which ended Sept. 30.

NovaRad completes two installations in Kentucky

NovaRad has installed its NovaRIS and NovaPACS technologies at two Kentucky imaging facilities.

Around the web

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”