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MPPR Policy Applied to Professional Component in 2012
Congress Passes SGR Fix: Providers Should Submit Claims as They Normally Do
Consensus on SGR Fix Eludes Congress; CMS to Temporarily Hold Processing Claims
RBMA Becomes First Affiliate of ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute
Supercommittee Fails to Reach a Legislative Agreement; SGR Deadline Looms
Imaging Stakeholders Can Stop By The ACR Booth To Tell their Member Of Congress To Support The Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act
Image Gently® and SNM “Go With the Guidelines” Campaign to Help “Child-Size” Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Dose
ACR Unveils RLI Core Areas of Study
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Sectra MicroDose Mammography L30 Full-Field Digital System
Former ACR Chair and President Elected to IOM
NQF Formally Endorses ACR Performance Measure on Radiation Dose Index Registry
ACR Announces Changes to Accreditation Criteria
New National Poll: 89 Percent of Women Said Mammograms Vital to Their Health
ACR Breast MRI Accreditation Program Requirements Revised To Require Only One Case for Accreditation
Attention: Change in Phantom Requirements for Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program
ACR Participates in FDA Workshop on Mobile Medical Applications
ACR Sends Written Statement to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Concurrent Chemo and Radiation Therapy Improves Long-Term Survival for Inoperable Stage III Lung Cancer
September ACR Bulletin: Earthquake Damage to Haitian Healthcare Facilities — ACR Helps Rebuild
Healthcare Organizations Echo ACR Opposition to Imaging Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction in Medicare Rule
Leading Academic and Private Practice Radiologists Chosen to Serve on RLI Board of Directors
ACR Statement on TJC Sentinel Alert
Accreditation Reviewers Needed for Ultrasound
ACR Creates the Radiology Leadership Institute
Five Benefits of Having a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
President Signs Budget Control Act of 2011 (Debt Ceiling Agreement)
House and Senate Reach Debt Ceiling Deal
ACR and SBI Statement on BMJ Article Regarding Effect of Mammography on Breast Cancer Death Rates
ACR Foundation Facilitates Donation of Siemens X-ray Equipment to Grace Children’s Hospital in Haiti
Senators Send ACR Backed Letter to President Obama: No More Imaging Cuts!
How to Submit Comments on 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Applications
FDA Drug Safety Communication
RTOG Trial Demonstrates the Safety and Improved Survival Associated With New Treatment Approach for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Erroneous Medical Imaging Payments to Hospital Emergency Departments
Proposed Changes to ACR Bylaws
ACR Representatives Visit Haiti to Assist with Radiology Training and Education
RTOG Trial: Short-Term Hormone Therapy Plus Radiation Therapy Increases Survival for Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Medicare Expands Coverage for Patients With Pacemakers That are FDA-Approved for use With MRI Exams
Breast Cancer Screening Cost Effectiveness Models May Not Predict Real Life Outcomes, Costing Thousands of Lives
Imaging Cuts in Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Rule Would Restrict Access to Care and Potentially Raise Costs
Radiologic Physics Changes Name to Medical Physics
MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress
ACR Comments on ACO Proposed Rule Final
RTOG to Announce Initial Results of an International Phase III Clinical Trial for Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors
AMCLC Wrap-Up: May 18, 2011
AMCLC Wrap-Up: May 17, 2011
Former Chair of ACR Commission on Medical Physics Honored at CRCPD 2011 Annual Meeting
AMCLC Wrap-Up: May 16, 2011
ACR Participates in HHS Hearing on 'Meaningful Use and Specialists'
ACR Launches Dose Index Registry
ACR Education Center Offers $1,000 Discount to Active Duty Military and Government Radiologists
ACR to Participate in ONC HIT Policy Committee Hearing on “Specialists and Meaningful Use”
Anti–Self-Referral Bill Introduced in House
Radiologists Urge Referring Physicians to Use Latest Version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria
The ACR and Society of Breast Imaging Statement on Radiation Received to the Thyroid from Mammography
CMS Conducts Conference Calls on PQRS and eRx Incentive Programs
ACR Members Selected for MEDCAC
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Create Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Attention: Radiology Safety Officers
Patient Radiation Dose Optimization Performance Measures Available for Public Comment
ACR Renews Call to HHS to Include Imaging Data and Specialist Considerations in “Meaningful Use”
CMS Open Door Forum on 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) — Physician Reporting for the Beginner/Common Pitfalls
ACR Image Metrix: Mammography Readers Needed
ACR Breast Imaging Commission Chair Speaks Out About the Efficacy of Breast Needle Biopsies on NPR
Radiology at Risk of Losing AMA Seats
Implementation of Application Fees for Medicare Institutional Provider Enrollment
UnitedHealthcare to Reduce Payment for Cross Modality Contiguous Imaging
Aetna to Expand Multiple Procedure Reduction Policy Across Modalities
ACR Representatives Present Strategies to Reduce Radiation Dose, Unnecessary Imaging at NIH Radiation Dose Summit
NIH-Duke Training Program in Clinical Research
ACR Commission and Committee Chairs and Former Board Chair to Present at NIH Radiation Dose Summit
ACRIN Launches Cardiovascular Clinical Trial: Results Expected to Guide Best Treatment Options for the Millions of Patients with Stable Angina
ACRIN Helping to Spread the Word About New NIH Program to Support Clinical Researchers Early in Their Careers
NCRP 2011 Annual Meeting: Scientific and Policy Challenges of Particle Radiations in Medical Therapy and Space Missions
Image Gently Pause & Pulse Initiative Provides Materials to Help Physicians Lower Radiation Dose in Fluoroscopic Procedures Performed on Children
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Siemens Mammomat Inspiration Full-Field Digital Mammography Unit
FDA Approves First 3-D Mammography Imaging System
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Carestream DirectView Computed Radiography for Mammography
Reprocessing Claims Affected by the Affordable Care Act and 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
ACR Discusses HIT Policy With Freshmen House Members
Image Wisely™ Reaches 3,000 Pledges!
Announcement: ACR CT, MRI, and Ultrasound Program Requirement Changes
HIT Policy Committee Subgroup Requests Input on Preliminary Draft Advice for Potential Stage 2 MU Measures
Accreditation Reviewers Needed for Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, PET, MRI and CT
Get Your Patients Interested in Radiology, Today!
National Oncologic PET Registry Enables Expanded Coverage for F-18 Sodium Fluoride PET Scans
Aetna to Implement Multiple Procedure Reduction Impacting Professional Component Reimbursement
ACR Applauds Maryland Ruling to Uphold State Self-Referral Law
AIRP Launches First Radiologic Pathology Course
E. Stephen Amis Jr., MD, Fellowship in Quality and Safety, Call for Applications
CMS Launches First Phase of Physician Compare Website
ACR and RSNA Comment on PCAST HIT Report
FTC’s Red Flag Rule Excludes Doctors
ACR Joins With AMA to Urge Members to Take Part in “White Coat Wednesday”
What Radiology Can Expect Following 2010 Mid-Term Elections
Final Rule on the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Final Rule on the 2011 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
ASTRO 2010 Featured Twenty RTOG Presentations: Four of Which Were Primary Aim Results of Its Multicenter Clinical Trials
Statement of the American College of Radiology (ACR) on the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST)
Screening of People at High-Risk for Lung Cancer With Low Dose CT Scans Significantly Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
Mammography Saves Lives Posters and Patient Handouts Now Available!
Two ACR Members Elected to IOM
ACRIN Alert!
Research Opportunities Available With NLST ACRIN Biorepository
Summary of the California Senate Bill 1237
Meaningful Use: ONC Launches Certified Health IT Product List
ACRIN Seeking Sites for Cardiac Imaging Trial
New ACR Online CT Accreditation Program Can Cut Time Needed to Complete Accreditation in Half
Issues With NEJM Mammography Study: Follow-Up Time Too Short and Other Shortcomings
Mammography Saves Lives™ Campaign Helps Clear Confusion on When and How Often Women Should Receive Mammograms
ONC Announces First Two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies of EHRs — More to Follow
ACR Chief Information Officer at FDA and FCC Discussion: Imaging is an Important mHealth Consideration
CMS Solicits Proposals for ACR-Backed Provision
Two ACR Members Appointed to Nuclear Regulatory Commissions ACMUI
Meaningful Use/EHR Final Rules Released
CMS Releases 2011 HOPPS Proposed Rule
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Revised and Content Added for 2010
CMS to Review PECOS Enrollment Process
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2011 Proposed Rule Summary
Members Can Gain From United Health Group Settlement
President Signs Bill to Increase Medicare Physician Payment Rates Through November 2010
ACR Leads Effort to Prevent Weakening of AMA Stance on Screening Mammography
CMS Finalizes National Coverage Determination on MRA
Physician Groups File Lawsuit Against FTC Red Flags Rule
PECOS Enrollment Deadline for Referring Physicians Clarified
ACR Manual on Contrast Media, Version 7 Now Available on the ACR Website
ACR Quality and Safety Lead Featured in Advanced Imaging Accreditation Podcast
Senate Minority Deputy Whip Demands HHS Remove all Support for Discredited USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
Correction Notice: 2010 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule
RadiologyInfo.org Unveils New Look
NCI Names ACRIN to Manage “Centers of Quantitative Imaging Excellence” Program
House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committee Chairs Ask GAO for Imaging and Radiation Oncology Self-Referral Study
House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committee Chairs Ask GAO for Imaging and Radiation Oncology Self-Referral Study
ACR Calls for Mandatory Accreditation of All Advanced Imaging and Radiation Oncology Providers
The Scan - Customizable Patient Newsletter Is Here!
ACR Foundation Launches Haiti Radiology Relief Fund
New SBI and ACR Recommendations Suggest Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
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