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Hendrick - Mammography and Thyroid Cancer Risk
ACR Members Now Have Free Access to Ethics and Professionalism Educational Modules
James M. Moorefield, MD, Fellowship in Economics and Health Policy, Call for Applications
MPPR Policy Applied to Professional Component in 2012
ACR 2012 MPFS COmment Letter
Congress Passes SGR Fix: Providers Should Submit Claims as They Normally Do
Consensus on SGR Fix Eludes Congress; CMS to Temporarily Hold Processing Claims
ACR-RBMA Guidelines on RBMs
Best Practices Guidelines on Radiology Benefit Management Companies
Congratulations and Thanks to ACR Members: CMS Will Not Apply MPPR To Group Practices In 2012
RBMA Becomes First Affiliate of ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Planmed Nuance and Nuance Excel Full Field Digital Mammography Systems
ACR in Choosing Wisely Campaign to Promote Wise Use of Resources Among Physicians and Patients
No Imaging Cuts in House SGR Bill
Mammography Study in BMJ Flawed: Discredited Data Used Underestimate Lives Saved, Supposed Harms Overstated
ACR Announces Debut of New AIRP Syllabus App
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
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Ignore Best Evidence and Would Cost Thousands of Lives Each Year
Image Gently® and SNM “Go With the Guidelines” Campaign to Help “Child-Size” Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Dose
ACR Unveils RLI Core Areas of Study
CMS 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule
ACO Final Rule Tables
Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 Original Cosponsors
Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act
ACR Backed Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act Helps Preserve Access to Care
ACR Statement on Welch and Frankel Study in Archives of Internal Medicine
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Sectra MicroDose Mammography L30 Full-Field Digital System
CMS Issues Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
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
ACRIN Merges with ECOG: New Name, Identity Unveiled
ACR to Host First Annual Imaging Informatics Summit and Dose Monitoring Forum, Nov. 3-4
Obama Defecit Reduction Plan
ACR Opposes Imaging Provisions in Administration Debt Reduction Plan
ACR, AMIC Block Imaging Cuts from Inclusion in Pending Free Trade Agreement
Attention: Change in Phantom Requirements for Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program
ACR Opposes MedPAC Recommendations on the Sustainable Growth Rate
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
ACR to CMS: Remove Professional Component MPPR from Medicare Rule
ACR Comment to CMS on 2012 Proposed MPFS 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
Important CME Notice for Case in Point
CMS Guidance Could Help Radiologists Comply with ‘Meaningful Use’
Reps Letter to CMS 8-5-11
Congressmen Send Letter to CMS Opposing Payment Reduction in 2012 Medicare Proposed Rule
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
ACR, SBI Support Updated ACOG Recommendations That Women Begin Annual Mammograms at age 40
ACR Supports Goals of Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Applications
HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Erroneous Medical Imaging Payments to Hospital Emergency Departments
The Scan Summer 2011
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
Largest Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial Demonstrates Screening With Low-dose CT Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
ACR Fighting Imaging Cuts In Senate Free Trade Bill
ACR Statement on Landmark Mammography Screening Trial
Congressmen Send Letter to Colleagues Asking for Block to MedPAC Recommended Imaging Cuts
MPPR Dear Colleague Letter
Radiologic Physics Changes Name to Medical Physics
MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress
NYS Letter to Providers 6-11
NY Dept. of Health Urges Providers to Use ACR Appropriateness Criteria and Seek Accreditation
ACR Comments on ACO Proposed Rule Final
FDA Warning: Thermography is Not an Alternative to Mammography
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
The ACR Will Assist Japanese College of Radiology Volunteer Relief Efforts
ACR Responds to Meaningful Use Workgroup’s Request for Comments
NCRP Report on Radiation Dose Management and Fluoroscopically-Guided Interventional Medical Procedures, Now Available
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”
CMS Concludes MRI Improves Health Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries With Pacemakers
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”
Biomarker-Driven Science at the Heart of New ACRIN-ECOG Structure
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
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
2011 CMS Final Payment Rules Affecting the Physician Quality Reporting Program
Incentive Payment Update for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Reprocessing Claims Affected by the Affordable Care Act and 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
FDA: New warnings Required on Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
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
CMS Announces Selection of Demonstration Participants in Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project
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
Image Wisely™ Initiative to Optimize Radiation Dose Used in Adult Medical Imaging Reaches 2,000 Pledge Milestone
FTC’s Red Flag Rule Excludes Doctors
ACRIN Trial to Evaluate Effectiveness of Advanced MRI and CT in Detecting Liver Cancer
Congress Passes Bill to Avoid Impending Physician Payment Cuts
Image Wisely™ Initiative to Help Providers Reduce Radiation Dose Adults Receive From Medical Imaging Scans
Physician Supervision Policy Revisions – 2011 HOPPS Final Rule
CMS Opens Registration for the Meaningful Use/EHR Incentive Programs
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
Physician Supervision Policy Updated by the 2011 HOPPS Proposed Rule
CMS Releases Quality of Care Data for Hospitals Participating in HOP QDRP
RadiologyInfo.org Receives 2010 WebAward From Web Marketing Association
Fall Edition of The Scan Now Available
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
New AIRP Web Site Helps Residents and Fellows More Easily Fulfill Radiologic Pathology Requirements
Meaningful Use: ONC Launches Certified Health IT Product List
Correction in Oct. 1 ACR Daily News Scan
ACR and ARRS to Restructure Integration to Form Strategic Alliance
Landmark Study Confirms Mammography Lowers Breast Cancer Death Rate in Women 40-49 by Nearly a Third
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
How to Protect Your Identity Using the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)
Call for Volunteers for ACR/AMA-PCPI Project Testing Radiology Performance Measures
Featured Presentations at Upcoming ACRIN Fall Meeting
ONC Announces First Two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies of EHRs — More to Follow
Guest Author Opportunities in the NIH MICAD Database
ACR Member First Radiologist Appointed White House Fellow
ACR Chief Information Officer at FDA and FCC Discussion: Imaging is an Important mHealth Consideration
The Scan - Summer Edition
CMS Solicits Proposals for ACR-Backed Provision
Two ACR Members Appointed to Nuclear Regulatory Commissions ACMUI
Meaningful Use/EHR Final Rules Released
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Revised and Content Added for 2010
ACRIVS Website Updated
CMS to Review PECOS Enrollment Process
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2011 Proposed Rule Summary
ACR, SCBTMR Statement on Recent NEJM Article on CT Scan Safety
Members Can Gain From United Health Group Settlement
President Signs Bill to Increase Medicare Physician Payment Rates Through November 2010
Senate Passes Physician Payment Fix
John A. Patti, MD, Elected Chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors
ACR Member Selected to Serve on AHRQ Stakeholder Group
Save the Date: ACRIN 2010 Annual Meeting, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
ACR Leads Effort to Prevent Weakening of AMA Stance on Screening Mammography
ACR Launches American Institute for Radiologic Pathology
CMS Finalizes National Coverage Determination on MRA
ACR Calls on Congress to Pass the Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010
Physician Groups File Lawsuit Against FTC Red Flags Rule
PECOS Enrollment Deadline for Referring Physicians Clarified
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Monday, May 17, 2010
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Sunday, May 16, 2010
ACR Manual on Contrast Media, Version 7 Now Available on the ACR Website
ACR Quality and Safety Lead Featured in Advanced Imaging Accreditation Podcast
ACR Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Representatives to Speak at FDA Public Meeting on Therapeutic Radiation
Senate Minority Deputy Whip Demands HHS Remove all Support for Discredited USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
Sen Vitter Letter to HHS
2010 MFS FR Correction Notice
Payment rates for CT of heart and MPI
Medicare Issues Changes in Provider Enrollment and Ordering and Referring Documentation Requirements
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
Congress SR Letter to GAO
ACR Initiates Petition for a Permanent Medicare Payment Fix
Legislation Further Delays Medicare Cuts and Extends Meaningful Use Program to Physicians Who Provide Services in Outpatient Facilities
ACR Radiation Primer Chair and Former ACR President Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Medicare Terminates Part D Prescription Drug Contract with Fox Insurance of NY
Now Available - ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Anytime, Anywhere™ Application for Handheld Electronic Devices
ACR Education Center to Hold First On-Site (Off Campus) Course
ACR Launches Breast MRI Accreditation Program
ACRIN Activates PET/CT Staging of Head and Neck Cancer Trial (ACRIN 6685)
Mark Gilbert, MD, Named New RTOG Brain Tumor Committee Co-Chair
ACR Safety Committee and Adult Radiation Protection Chairs to Speak at FDA Public Meeting on Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
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Steering Committee Members to Highlight Pediatric Imaging Concerns at FDA Public Meeting on Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
Senate Votes to Delay Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Another Month
Summary of Imaging Related Provisions in Health Care Reform Law
ACR Backed Amendment to Mitigate Damage to Medical Imaging Access Blocked in Senate
CT Pinpoints Placental Injury from Pregnancy Trauma
ACR Strongly Opposes Current Imaging Cuts in Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act
ACR Expert Witness Affirmation Statement Available Online
ACR, Radiology Associations Comment on Meaningful Use
RTOG Study: SBRT Eliminates Targeted Tumor with Promising Survival for Patients with Early-Stage Inoperable Lung Cancer
ACR Radiation Primer Chair and Former ACR President Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Another Record-Breaking Year for RADPAC in 2009
ACR Supports Safeguard Access to Preventative Services Act
Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Pediatric Imaging
ACR Sends Letter to President Urging Medicare Coverage of CT Colonography
CTC Letter to President Obama
2010 CMS PQRI Continues 2% Bonus
President Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography) But Medicare Denies CTC Coverage to Seniors
ACR Testimony at House Energy and Commerce Committee 2-26-10
ACR to Call for Mandatory Accreditation of All Advanced Imaging and Radiation Oncology Providers at House Energy and Commerce Hearing
ACR Responds to New York Times Articles on Adverse Events in Radiation Therapy
Special ACR Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
ACR Launches Online Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation Programs
ACR, SBI: Avon Survey Reveals Potentially Deadly Effects of USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
About the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Forum Survey
Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Children Undergoing Imaging Examinations
PECOS Enrollment Requirement for Ordering and Referring Physicians Further Delayed
CMS Conducting "Dry Run" of Imaging Efficiency Measures – 30 Day Comment Period
The Scan - Customizable Patient Newsletter Is Here!
ACR, SBI Statement on Annals of Internal Medicine Poll Regarding Flawed USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
ACR Statement on FDA Radiation Reduction Program
ACR Foundation Launches Haiti Radiology Relief Fund
CMS Cancels Change Request 6375: Place of Service/Date of Service Instructions for Professional/Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests
February Issue of JACR Features Significant Articles Regarding Radiation Safety
ACR to Co-Sponsor CT Dose Summit on Scan Parameter Optimization
ACRIN Trial Results Make Headlines at RNSA 2009
ACR Designated a National Medical Imaging Accrediting Body by CMS
February Issue of AJR Features Significant Studies Regarding Women’s Health and Radiation Safety
Brown Victory Clouds Next Move in Health Care Reform Effort
New ACR Accreditation Program Requirements for Medical Physicists and MR Scientists Go Into Effect Jan. 1, 2010
ACR Statement on Airport Full-body Scanners and Radiation
Physician Payment Cut Delayed
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Radiofrequency Ablation Safe and Effective for Reducing Pain from Bone Metastases
Visit the ACR Booth at RSNA 2009
Institute of Medicine Recommends Stricter Resident Duty Hour Regulations to Prevent Medical Errors
New SBI and ACR Recommendations Suggest Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
ACR to Comment on Meaningful Use Rules
ACR Comments on 2010 HOPPS Final Rule
Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill
President Signs Bill to Delay Physician Payment Cut
CMS to Hold Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Senate HELP Committee to Investigate USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
U.S. Senate Grinds to a Halt on Health Care
Place of Service and Date of Service Instructions for the Interpretation (Professional Component) and Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests
ACR Statement on Recent Studies Regarding CT Scans and Increased Cancer Risk
Members of Congress Urge California Governor to Fund Regular Mammograms for Low Income Women
CA Delegation Letter to Schwarzenegger
Long Island Radiology Practice Donates Time, Imaging Services to Uninsured Patients
FDA Approves Alternative Standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit Requirement under MQSA
Please Report Changes in Mammography Coverage to the ACR
House Health Subcommittee Chair Says USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Should Not Affect Mammography Coverage
CMS Releases 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Support Senate SGR Repeal Bill: Call Your Senator Today!
Seeking Sites for Amended ACRIN 6678 Protocol: FDG-PET/CT as a Biomarker for NSCLC
ACR Partners With DOD, VA, Industry, to Improve Visualization and Care of Brain Injury in Military Overseas
CMS Delays Referring Physicians’ PECOS Enrollment Requirement
Congress Mammo Letter
Learn About ACRIN Clinical Research Opportunities at RSNA
USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Should Be Specifically Excluded From Health Care Reform Legislation
United States Preventive Services Task Force References in the ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’, HR 3590
ACR Urges Providers and Patients to Continue to Follow Current Screening Mammography Guidelines
ACR Responds to HHS Secretary Sebelius Regarding USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
HHS Director Statement on New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
ACR Delegation Report from AMA HOD Meeting: Health Care Reform Debate
Senate Votes Down Legislation to End SGR Formula
House Passes Health Care Reform Bill, Imaging Cuts
ACR Chair Letter to Members: Imaging, the Medicare Fee Schedule and the Road Ahead
Summary of the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
ACR-Supported Medical Isotope Legislation Passes House
Seeking Sites for ACRIN 6685 Trial: FDG-PET/CT Staging of Head/Neck Cancer
ACRIN 6885 Summary
ACRIN 6685 PSA
New ACR Practice Leaders’ Web Site Launches Online Forum
Imaging Cuts in Medicare Fee Schedule: An Access Catastrophe and Danger to Patients
FTC Delays Implementing “Red Flags Rule” Until June 1, 2010
Summary of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
CMS Releases HOPPS Final Rule
ACR to Apply to be Medicare Imaging Accreditation Organization
The ACR and American Society of Neuroradiology Statement on CT Protocols and Radiation Dose
House Unveils Health Care Reform Bills, Imaging Cuts
Fact Sheet on Effect of DRA Cuts
Moran Study - Imaging Growth Down
Moran Study: Advanced Imaging Growth Lower than Other Physician Services
OIG to Review Radiology Payments and Appropriateness
FDA Launches Safety Investigation Regarding Brain CT Perfusion Scans
CMS Opens National Coverage Analysis for Certain MRA Indications
Collaborative Efforts Lead to New CCT and CCTA Codes
Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Now Available
Health Care Reform Update
CMS Reissues Billing Instructions for April FDG-PET NCD Changes
Health Care Reform Legislation Heats Up
CMS Lifts National Coverage Restriction on MRI for Blood Flow Determination
Summary of the Proposed Rule on the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 MPFS Proposed Rule
ACR Chair Comments to ABC News on Radiation from Imaging Exams
Medical Imaging Saves and Extends Lives: Patients Should Not Avoid Medical Imaging Care Due to Concerns Raised in Recent NEJM Article
ARRT Exam Committee Slots Open
Weiner/Braley Self Referral Amendment Offered, then Withdrawn
Image Gently Course Qualifies as a PQI Project for the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program
ACR: Senate Finance Committee Releases Healthcare Reform Plan
RTOG Group Chair, Dr. Walter J. Curran, Named Director of Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Tell Your Senators — No More Imaging Cuts!
Medical Imaging Under The Gun In Health-Reform Push
Energy and Commerce Committee Mark-Up Comes to a Close: No Self-Referral Amendment Offered
ACR Creates LI-RADS Committee to Standardize Reporting for HCC
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 HOPPS Proposed Rule
Image Gently™ Campaign Expands to Include Interventional Radiology
CMS Proposes to Cover FDG-PET for Initial Staging of Cervical Cancer
ACR Guidance on Recent Action Alert: Proposed Equipment Utilization Rate, IDTFs
Further Imaging Cuts Should Not Occur Absent Reliable Data
ACR Chair Thrall Letter to President Obama on Malpractice Reform
ACR Chair Thrall Letter to President Obama on Malpractice Reform
Letter From ACR Chair Thrall: Update on Health Care Reform
Letter From ACR Chair Thrall: Self Referral Amendment to Be Offered to Health Care Reform Legislation
Call for ACRIN® Award Nominations
ACRIN® Fall Meeting Update
CBS News — The Osgood File — Addresses Self-Referral of Medical Imaging
ACRIN 6682 Activates: A Phase II Trial of 64Cu-ATSM PET/CT in Cervical Cancer
Congressional Health Care Reform Bill Summaries
Image Gently Campaign Named to ASAE Associations Advance America Honor Roll
Summary of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
ACR ACTION ALERT
: Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Bruce Braley (D-IA) to Offer Self-Referral Amendment to House Health Care Reform Package
CMS Releases 2010 HOPPS Proposed Rule
Rep. Speier Introduces Legislation to Close Stark Law In-Office Loophole
AMIC Unveils RightScanRightTime.org
Transparency for Imaging Services and Physician Payment Reform Included in Senate Finance Committee Options for Health Care Overhaul
OIG Releases Report on Ultrasound Medicare Part B Billing
James J. Dignam, Ph.D., Named New RTOG Group Statistician
House Introduces America’s Affordable Health Choices Act
ACRIN's First Cardiovascular Trial Activates
Four Physicians Elected as Trustees for the American Board of Radiology
Congressmen Send ACR Backed Letter to Obama: No More Arbitrary Imaging Cuts
CMS Proposes to Lift the National Coverage Restriction on MRI for Blood Flow Determination
ACR and ARRS Unite: The Beginning of a New History for Radiology
ACR Launches Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency Exam
The Latest From Washington on the Health Care Reform Proposal
ACR Members Urge House Rural Caucus Against Use of RBMs in Medicare and Change in Equipment Utilization Rate at Capitol Hill Briefing
RTOG® Finds Brain Irradiation Decreases Incidence of Brain Metastases in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
ACR and North Dakota Department of Health to Distribute Free High-Tech Mammography Education Tool to ND Radiologists
Image Gently Campaign Named to Associations Advance America Honor Roll
ACR Education Center Celebrates One Year Anniversary
PET Core Laboratory Plays Critical Role in Insuring Reliable Research Results
CMS Qualified Registries for 2009 PQRI Reporting
CMS Announces Qualified Registries for 2009
Call Your Senator TODAY: Urge Them to Oppose More Imaging Cuts
URGENT! Beware of Fraudulent Medicare Faxes
ACR Launches National Mammography Database
ACR Image Metrix™ Enables Pharma and Biotech Companies to Employ Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI in Drug Discovery and Development
Georgia the 25th State to Recognize Radiologist Assistants
RTOG® Reports HPV Status Predicts Survival, Progression of Oropharyngeal Cancers
RTOG® Finds Short-Course Radiotherapy Effective Treatment for Painful Vertebral Bone Metastases
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Q. Ed Zhang, Ph.D. Named New RTOG® Senior Statistician
Paul Wallner, DO, FACR, Selected as ABR's Associate Executive Director for Radiation Oncology
RTOG® to Present Abstracts at ASCO Annual Meeting
Canadian National Research Universal Reactor (NRU) Closed for Repairs: Medical Isotope Supply Affected
ACR and ARRS Leaders Sign Strategic Integration Agreement
ARRS Membership Approves Strategic Integration with the ACR
ACRIN Seeks Nominations for Jo-Ann D’Amato Award of Excellence
ACR Image Metrix™ to Provide Image and Data Infrastructure for Randomized PET/CT Bone Imaging Clinical Trial
ACR, Medical Associations Release Joint Statement on Society Relationships with Industry
ACR Nationally Recognized in 2009 Aster Awards Program for Excellence in Medical Marketing
CMS Denial of Coverage for CT Colonography May Cost Lives
RADPEER™ Qualifies as a PQI Project for the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program
ACR and RBMA Best Practices for Radiology Benefits Management Programs
HHS Secretary Nominee Sebelius Questioned Regarding Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Monday, May 4, 2009
FTC Again Delays Implementing “Red Flag Rules” Until November 1, 2009
ACR Image Metrix Serves as Imaging CRO in Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Groundbreaking Clinical Trial
Senate Finance Committee Holds First Roundtable on Health Care Reform
ACRIN Trial Results Demonstrate Combined MRI/MR-Spectroscopic Imaging Does Not Provide Additional Benefit Over MRI Alone for Staging Prostate Cancer
ACR Chair Thrall Selected to Serve on Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH
NOPR Data Enables CMS to Cover PET Scans for the Majority of Medicare Cancer Patients Nationwide
How Does the Red Flag Rule Affect Health Care Providers?
Stand for Quality Releases Health Care Reform Recommendations for Obama Administration and Congress
ACR Responds to New York Times Article on Mammography
OIG Enters Into $2 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Settlement With Radiology Practice
ACR, SBI Response to NBC Today Show Segment on Cancer Screening
RTOG® Reports Long-Term Hormonal Therapy Improves Prostate Cancer Survival
Update on 111th Congress and Health Reform
RTOG Awarded $60.5 Million for Six-Year Grant Renewal
Lawmakers Respond to ACR, Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
CBC Letter to CMS
Granger - Kennedy Letter to CMC on CTC
ACR - Industry - Patient Letter to CMS
ACR Members Receive Excellence in Medicine Awards
Free Mammography Case Review 4 Coming to New York State ACR-Accredited Mammography Facilities
President’s Budget Proposal Includes Radiology Benefit Managers for Medicare
White Paper Appearing in JACR Results in Updated Scoring Language for RADPEER™
“Child-Size” Radiation Dose for Pediatric CT Exams Included in NQF 2009 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare
It’s Back — The Symposium on Radiology of the Pneumoconioses
Please Ask Your Member of Congress to Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
ACR Radiation Subcommittee Chair and Director of Research Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Self-Referral of Medical Imaging Exams a Primary Factor in Six-fold Increase to Americans’ Radiation Exposure From Scans Since 1980
Elizabeth M. Gore, M.D., Elected RTOG Full Member Principal Investigators Chair
RTOG Names New Director of Protocol Development and Regulatory Compliance
Update on Future PET Coverage Under NOPR
Congress Passes and President Signs Economic Stimulus Package
CMS Proposes Not to Cover CT Colonography Screening
ACR and New York Dept. of Health to Distribute Free High-Tech Mammography Education Tool to NY Facilities
ACR Image Metrix Chosen as CRO for Image Management in Groundbreaking AMI Bone Imaging Trial
ARRS and ACR Governing Boards Reach Agreement in Principle for a Strategic Integration
Image Gently Campaign Expands Into Physicians Offices With Parent Education Tools
Veronique Cardon Joins ACR Image Metrix™ as Director of Client Relations
ACR and SUR Announce Joint PQI Project
CMS Announces the “Measure Applicability Validation Process” for 2009 PQRI Reporting
JACR Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Publication
Despite Concessions, Progress, Imaging Remains in the Crosshairs in 2009
FDA Issues New Guidance on Hand-Held X-Ray Equipment
CMS Selects Final Five Medicare Contractors to Administer Medicare Claims Payments in 14 States
Medicare Proposes Expansion of PET Scans as Cancer Diagnostic Tool
Physician Supervision Requirements in the Hospital Outpatient Setting 2009 HOPPS Regulation
CMS PQRI Measure 11 — Carotid Imaging Reports Specifications Update
Increased CT Ownership in Nonradiologists
ACR Executive Earns Top Health Care Management Credential
ACR Bylaws Committee Chair Judges National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Senate Finance Chair Health Reform Plan Scrutinizes Self-Referral, Eyes Physician Payment Reform
See How the ACR Is Transforming the Future of Radiology at RSNA 2008
Earn CME for JACR — New Member Benefit!
Summary of the Final Rule on the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
ACR and ASTRO Announce Joint Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation Program
Summary of the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
CMS Announces Performance Measures for 2009 PQRI
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center Deems CT Colonography Effective and Appropriate for Colorectal Cancer Screening
ACRIN Trial Demonstrates Comparable Accuracy for CT Colonography and Standard Colonoscopy
Letter to CMS Urging Coverage of CT Colonography
ACR Colon Cancer Committee Chair, ACRIN Investigator Present at MedCAC Meeting Regarding CT Colonography
NOPR: PET Scans Serve Significant Role in Altering Cancer Patients’ Treatment Plan
CMS Posts Second Set of Imaging Efficiency Measures Online, ACR to Submit Comments
ACR Radiology Coding Source™ Now Available to the Public!
Congressmen Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rules
ACR Advisor to AMA Relative Value Committee Speaks at National Health Policy Forum
RTOG® Presents Top Scoring Abstract at Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting
ACRIN Researcher Pisano Elected to Institute of Medicine
NOPR Update: PET Impact Found to Be Consistent Across Cancer Types and Imaging Indications
ACR’s Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations Department Earns National Honors
Maryland Self-Referral Case Update
ACR Statement on GAO Report Regarding the Effect of the Deficit Reduction ACT of 2005 on Medical Imaging Utilization and Cost
ACRIN Study Results Presented at Fall Meeting
Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Now Available
UnitedHealthcare Extends Required Imaging Accreditation Deadline to Fourth Quarter 2009
Summary of Provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Which Directly Affect Radiology
HHS Proposes Adoption of ICD-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards
Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging and Imaging Manufacturers Agree to Collaborate to Standardize Methods to Measure, Report Pediatric Dose from CT Scans
The ACR Comments on 2009 CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and HOPPS
Congressional Resolution Supports Image Gently™ Campaign
CMS Initiates National Coverage Analysis for CT Colonography
Senate Finance Committee Begins Discussions on Medicare as Physician Pay Cut Looms
ACR Offers New Radiology Safety Resource
ACR Releases New ACR Appropriateness Criteria®
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
International Performance Metrics and Indicators Project Announced
ACR Welcomes New Health Services Research Fellow
ACR Chair Thrall Delivers Thoughts on Hurricane Relief
New York Department of Health Alerts Physicians of Opportunities to “Image Gently”
Summer ACR International Service Newsletter Now Available
Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008 Introduced in House
ACR Comments on 2009 HOPPS
ACR Comments on 2009 MFS
Are You Overexposed? NBC Today Show Airs Segment on Medical Imaging
ACR, SBI Release Breast Imaging Training Curriculum
CMS Issues IPPS Final Rule
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Selects ACR to Accredit All VA Radiation Oncology Facilities
National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Comment Period Opens
Senate Bill to Require Self-Referring Imaging Providers to Disclose Financial Benefit and Provide List of Alternative Imaging Centers
FDA Preliminary Public Health Notification: Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices Caused by CT Scans
ACR Statement on Imaging Accreditation in the Medicare System
How New PhRMA Code of Ethics May Affect Radiology
ACR Education Center “Classroom of the Future” Offers One-of-a-Kind Radiology Education on 11 Different Imaging Systems
Summary of the Proposed Rule on the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Summary of the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
ACR Marketing Department Recognized With National Honors
FDA Issues Consumer Update on Pediatric Radiology Safety, Highlights Image Gently™ Campaign
ARRT Awarded NCCA Recognition for Registered Radiologist Assistant Program
Negotiations Continue After Motion to Vote on Medicare Legislation Fails
Senate Medicare Bill Contains Physician Payment Fix, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
The ACR, AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey
ACR Manual on Contrast Media, Version 6 Now Available on the ACR Web site
ACR BI-RADS® FAQs Recently Revised
Stark: No self-referral legislation on the horizon
ACR 2007-2008 Election Results
RTOG Presentations at ASTRO 2006
Update on Legislation to Avert July 1 10.6 Percent Physician Pay Cut
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Monday, May 19, 2008
CMS Proposed 2008 Rule Includes 9.9 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in Physician Payments, Narrows Self-Referral Loopholes
ACR Requests Changes to Proposed 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Sunday May 18, 2008
Radiologist Assistant: State Action Update
Omniscan Safety Update
ACR Urges CMS to Change Proposed Rule for the 2008 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
MedPAC Hints at Bundled Payments for Radiology and Other Services in Hospitals in 2008 Report to Congress
Change in Appointment Date for New RRC Members
Private Payers Incorrectly Utilize Local Medicare Fee Schedules Which Include Budget Neutrality and DRA Adjustments
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2008 Introduced in House
Whistleblower Case Against Radiologist Settles for $7 Million
Oregon Insurer Reinstates CAD for Mammography Coverage
Speakers Present Tools for Fairer Payment System
ACR Summary of Medicare Proposed HOPPS Changes for 2008
Medicare Imaging Cuts Will Limit Patient Access to Care and Drive Qualified Physicians from Field
ACR Backs Senate Bill to Protect Seniors' Access to Imaging Care
ACR Argues for Appropriate, Quality Imaging to House Committee
APC Updates Key to Ensuring Adequate Imaging Reimbursement
ACR Paper: Radiation Oncology Work Force, Job Satisfaction Grow
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Monday, May 21, 2007
Letter to Speaker Hastert to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
ACR Paper: Radiation Oncology Work Force, Job Satisfaction Grow
Key ACR Strategies to Improving Your Practice's Bottom Line (Entire Presentation)
ACR Urges Sen. Mikulski and Congress to Address Mammography Access, Reauthorize MQSA
CMS Rescinds Severe New IDTF Implementation Guidelines (CR 5449)
NOPR Reaches One-Year Milestone
Jan. 27 Cardiac CT: Supervised Case Review Sells Out
NIH Reauthorization Passed in Final Hours of 109th Congress
ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
USA Today
Article Regarding Mammography Access
ACR Releases Updated MR Safety Guidelines
Illinois Attorney General Targets Leasing Arrangements
Help Us Build a Better Web site
Cruea Named ARR Executive Director
Last Chance to Comment on Draft Guidelines
e-Seminar: The Deficit Reduction Act and Medicare’s Payment Policies for 2007
Dr Moore Testimony to the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Support HR 5704
American College of Radiology Launches ACR Image Metrix™
Congress Examines MedPAC Recommendations on Future of Physician Payments
Deficit Reduction Act Webcast
Deficit Reduction Act Reconsideration Letter to House Republicans
Senate Democrats Unveil FY 08 Budget Resolution
Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 – H.R. 1293
Deficit Reduction Act Reconsideration Letter to House Leadership
Coming Soon: ACR Online Application for Accreditation Programs
ACRIN® Images Available on caBIG
Make Plans to Attend Second Annual WCIO
CMS to Host PQRI Conference Call
CMS Releases 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
CMS Confirms Medicare Fee Schedule Errors; Corrections Planned
MRI Doubles the Number of Cancers Detected in the Opposite Breast of Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
ACR Supports AMA’s Physician Practice Information Survey
APC Comments 100506 Final
ACRIN Announces New Clinical Trial
ACR Launches Cardiac MRI Accreditation Program
ACRIN, RTOG Receive ASCO Honor
ACR Helping to Bring Iraqi Radiologists to United States for Intensive 'Observerships'
Mark April 9 Down for Earning CME Online
ACRIN Presentations
ACR Releases 2007 Education Calendar
CMS Grants NPI Contingency Period
Radiologists Unite to Fight Sagging Reimbursements
ACR President Featured in
LA Times
Article on Baby Sent Through Airport X-Ray Machine
ACR MPFS Comments with MPRVU Piece06 JP final
ACRIN/RTOG Recruit Sites for First ACRIN Prospective Brain Imaging Trial
JACR
Receives Prestigious Recognition
ACR Government Relations Director to Address Efforts to Counter DRA Imaging Cuts in Webcast
ACR Council Adopts Revised Statement on the Interpretation of Radiology Images Outside of the United States
What Is the RUC and Why Is It Important to Me as a Radiologist?
Dodd and Fletcher Advocate “Team Approach” to Addressing Academic Radiology Crisis
ACR Comment Letter to CMS on 2007 MFS Proposed Rule
ACR Breast Imaging Co-Chair, Fellow, DMIST Trial Featured in
Washington Post
Article
ACR Statement on NEJM Study Regarding CAD in Mammography
ACR: Uninsured Inpatients Receive Fewer Higher-Value Radiology Services
ACR Advocacy Update - December 20, 2006
ACR Advocacy at Work
New FAQs for ACR Breast Ultrasound Accreditation
Obligations of the On-Call Radiologist
Access to Medicare Imaging Act
AMIC statement
The Democrat Health Care Agenda—A Referendum on Affordability
Radiation That Americans Receive From Medical Imaging Increases
CMS Issues Educational Statement on DRA Imaging Cuts and Multiple Procedure Discount
House Panel Examines Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity
9/8/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Charlotte Medical News
Article
9/7/2006 - CMS to Place Hold on Claims September 22 – September 30
AMA Consortium Draft Performance Measure Sets Available for Public Comment
Bill to Increase Funding for Breast and Colorectal Cancer Research
9/6/2006 - Radiation Exposure Guidelines Should be Developed by Medical Organizations and Not Restrict Patient Access to Care
9/27/2006 - Norwalk Named Acting CMS Administrator
Experimental Committee Focuses on Innovative Research
NRC Issues Draft Rule on Byproduct Material
9/27/2006 - ACR Campus™ Women’s Center Now Open - OB/Ultrasound Lecture Series Goes Live
9/25/2006 - ACRIN Launches First Ops Tool Module
ACRIN® Core Laboratories Provide Research Suppport
President Bush’s FY 08 Budget Proposal Includes Medicare Payment Cuts
Moran Report: Nearly Nine out of 10 Imaging Procedures Affected by DRA Cuts Would Be Reimbursed Below Cost of Providing the Exam
9/15/06 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Now Has More Than 100 Cosponsors
ACR Named to
Medical Imaging
Top 10 for Medical Imaging Education
9/14/06 - Updated 2006 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards Now Available Online
9/14/06 - OIG Spotlights Improper Payments for Outpatient Radiology Services
9/12/06 - The ACR Named Radiology’s Most Influential Entity by
RT Image
Magazine
9/11/2006 -
Baton Rouge Advocate
Article Highlights DRA Imaging Cuts’ Adverse Effects on Patient Care
9/1/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Testifies at FDA Hearing on Impedance Devices
8/9/2006 - CMS Abandons Additional Contiguous Body Part Reimbursement Reduction
8/9/2006 - Bill to Correct Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Introduced Into House
8/8/2006 - Registration Now Open for Cardiac Imaging Lecture Series - Intermediate
8/7/2006 - ACRIN Announces the Inaugural Jo-Ann D’Amato Award of Excellence
8/4/2006 - ACR Supports Senate Bill to Delay DRA Imaging Cuts Pending a GAO Study
8/29/2006 - ACR Calls for Passage of Access to Medicare Imaging Act in
Scranton Times
Article
8/29/2006 - ACR Call on Highmark for Single Interpreter of Cardiac CT and CTA Exams
8/25/2006 - ACR Task Force on Interventional Radiology White Paper Now Available Online
8/25/2006 - ACR Molecular Imaging Lecture Series Available Online
8/23/2006 - ACR Fellow, ACRIN Researcher Earns
Ladies Home Journal
Health Breakthrough Award
8/22/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair: Recent GAO Mammography Report a Wake up Call
8/2/2006 - Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Quality Measures Comment Period Begins
8/2/2006 - CMS Final Rule Sets Physician Self-Referral Exceptions for Electronic Prescribing, Electronic Health Records Technology
8/16/2006 - President Bush to Tab Niederhuber as NCI Director
8/16/2006 - CMS to Review Hospital Cost Reporting and Raise HOPPS Conversion Factor for 2007
8/11/2006 - ACR Ultrasound Chair Warns Against Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound in
NJ Star-Ledger
Article
8/10/2006 - New Jersey Medical Malpractice Premium Subsidy Fund Accepting Applications
7/7/2006 - ACR Campus™ Featured in
Medical Imaging
Magazine
7/4/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in UPI/
Washington Times
Article on Cancer Screening for Asymptomatic Patients
7/3/2006 - Latest ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Guidelines Facilitate Imaging Decisions
7/28/2006 - ACRIN Fall Meeting Registration and Details Now Available Online
7/26/2006 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Gains 18 More Cosponsors; Reaches 60
7/24/2006 - Webcast of Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Imaging Now Available Online
7/20/2006 - URGENT: Accreditation Reviewers Needed for MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and PET
7/18/2006 - ACR Chair Urges Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Support HR 5704
7/14/2006 - ACRIN Digital Mammography Trial Featured in ABC News Article
7/12/2006 - ACR Releases White Paper on Split Interpretations
7/11/2006 - California Bill to Ban Leasing Deals Advances
6/9/2006 - MRI Contrast Agent Under Investigation
6/8/2006 - First ACRIN PET Study for Therapeutic Response Complete Accrual
6/7/2006 - ACR Campus™ Offers Unique Opportunity to Earn CME Online and on Your Schedule
6/5/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Los Angeles Times
Article
6/30/2006 - FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit General Electric Senographe Essential Full-Field Digital Mammography Units
6/29/2006 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Seeks Two Year Delay in Medicare Imaging Cuts
6/28/2006 - Keepsake Ultrasound Legislation Introduced Into New Jersey State Assembly
6/23/2006 - Humana Announces Revised Payment Policy
6/22/2006 - CMS to Use ACR Practice Expense Data: Proposed Rule Changes Mixed Bag for Radiology
6/16/2006 - King Named as Assistant Executive Director of ACR Philadelphia Office
5/9/2006 - Radiologists’ Support of ACRIN Fund Strong as AMCLC Approaches
5/8/2006 - Landmark Project Expands Medicare Coverage of Life-Saving PET Scans to Hundreds of Thousands of Americans
5/5/2006 - Radiologist assistant (RA) legislation passed both houses of the Florida legislature on May 2
5/5/2006 - ACR: California Legislature Should Ban Sale of Ultrasound Equipment to Fetal Keepsake Studios as Part of "Tom Cruise Ultrasound Bill"
5/30/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Featured in
Medical News
Article
5/3/2006 - ACR Urges Members to Heed OIG Advisory Regarding Hospital Lease Arrangements
5/26/2006 - ACR President to Medical News: Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/25/2006 - Van Moore Named Chair of the American College of Radiology
5/24/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Cochair Featured in
Detroit Free Press
Article on Declining Mammography Use
5/23/2006 -
Inside CMS
Article Highlights Growing Congressional Support for Review of Deficit Reduction Act Medical Imaging Cuts
5/2/2006 - Bill Introduced Into US House of Representatives to Repeal Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/2/2006 - ACRIN Fund Nearing Goal as AMCLC Approaches
5/18/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Featured in San Antonio Express News Article
5/18/2006 - Dozens of Republican Lawmakers Ask Speaker Hastert to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/15/2006 - Controversial Association Health Plan Bill Threatening Mammography Access Fails in the Senate
5/12/2006 - NOPR Off to Fast Start; Webcast Scheduled
5/10/2006 - ACR Member Advisory: Beware of Patent Lawsuits
4/7/2006 - National Patient Advocate Foundation Calls on Congress to Reconsider DRA Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
4/7/2006 - 3rd Annual RADPAC Gala Reception & Dinner
4/6/2006 - 2006 ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference (AMCLC) Agenda Materials
4/27/2006 - ACR: Landmark Project Expanding PET Coverage for Cancer Indications to Launch May 8
4/26/2006 - ACR Chair: Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts Reduce Access to Care, Stifle New Technology
4/25/2006 - The ACRIN Fund for Imaging Innovation Enters Final Weeks of Campaign
4/25/2006 - Still Time to Register for the AMCLC
4/24/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Triad (NC) Business Journal
Article Regarding Deficit Reduction ACT Imaging Cuts
4/21/2006 - ACR Chair Responds to
New York Times
Teleradiology Column
ACR Offers Templates to Help Practices Assess Impact of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
4/18/2006 - Aetna to Make Retroactive Payments for CAD Mammography Services and Myocardial Perfusion Testing Services
4/17/2006 - ACR: Tom Cruise’s Unsupervised Use of Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound Ill Advised, Irresponsible, and Potentially Dangerous
4/12/2006 - ACR Vice Chair, Teleradiology Guidelines Featured in
Arizona Republic
Article
4/11/2006 - Florida Legislature Considers Radiologist Assistant Legislation
4/10/2006 - Record Breaking First Quarter for RADPAC
4/10/2006 - 2006 AMCLC Offers Something for Everyone
3/9/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Status Update
3/8/2006 - CMS Will Not Address Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts; Calls Cuts a ‘Statutory Issue’
3/7/2006 - Calif. Legislation Seeks to Bar Tom Cruise "Copy Cats" from Buying Ultrasound Machines
3/31/2006 - US House Members Urge Colleagues and House Leadership to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/30/2006 - ACR Tells FDA: Prescription Needed for Fetal Listening Devices
3/30/2006 - ACR Meets with MedPAC to Discuss Issues Facing Radiology
3/3/2006 - ACR Economics Commission Chair and Vice Chair Testify Before Medicare APC Advisory Council
ACR Submits Comments on Practice Expense Methodology to CMS
3/21/2006 - Senate HELP Committee Approves Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005; ACR Continues to Work with Committee Staff to Ensure Coverage of Mammography Screening
3/20/2006 - ACRIN RFA Liver Cancer Trial Underway
3/20/2006 - ACR Suspends College Member for Ethics Violation
3/2/2006 - ACR Joins Other Medical Organizations, Manufacturers, and Patient Advocacy Groups in Letter to Capitol Hill Opposing Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/17/2006 - Register Today for the August ACR Pay for Performance Seminar in Sun Valley
3/16/2006 - RTOG Begins Accrual to Major Study for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
3/16/2006 - ACR Economics Commission Vice Chair, Staff Hold RBMA E-seminar on Effects of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Provisions and CMS Reimbursement Changes
3/15/2006 - International Collaborative Brain Tumor Study to Utilize Chemotherapy After Radiotherapy and Genetic Marker Analysis
3/15/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
Washington Post
Article
MedPAC Launches Imaging Equipment Capacity Study
3/13/2006 - ACR Educates Lawmakers on Adverse Effects of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/10/2006 - Has Your Chapter Submitted a Key Contact Form for Congressional Visit Day?
2006 Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference Daily Wrap-Up: May 25, 2006
2/9/2006 - AHRQ Breast Imaging Report Confused and Inaccurate
2/6/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Sacramento Bee
Article on Full Body CT Scans
2/24/2006 - ACR Chair Cautions against 'Keepsake Ultrasounds' in Newspaper Article
2/23/2006 - Ultrasound Commission Chair Criticizes Screening Tests
2/23/2006 - RADPAC Attends Fundraiser for Florida Congressional Candidate
2/22/2006 - Borgstede Discusses Variety of Applications for Ultrasound on Network News Web Site
2/21/2006 - AMA to Support ACR Efforts Against Deficit Reduction ACT Imaging Cuts
2/2/2006 - Medicare Imaging Cuts Restrict Access to Care and Discourage New Technologies Which Would Benefit Patients
2/14/2006 - CMS Provides Final Approval to Launch Landmark Project to Expand PET Coverage
2/1/2006 - ACR Gold Medalist Singleton Receives UTMB Honor
12/8/2006 - Congress Fails to Act on DRA Cuts
12/6/2006 - ACR Issues Request for Proposals for ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Usage in Medical Education
12/5/2006 - Tell Your Congressional Members to Delay the DRA Imaging Cuts Before Congress Adjourns
12/4/2006 - 2006 RSNA Presentations Available Online
12/18/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair to
USA Today
: Mammograms Are One of the Few Screenings Shown to Save Lives
12/15/2006 - Win a Video iPod
12/14/2006 - ACR Committee Chair Named to Head DICOM Standards Committee
12/13/2006 - ACR to Continue to Press for Appropriate Medicare Imaging Reimbursement
12/11/2006 - HR 5704 Sponsor Scolds House Colleagues for Failure to Act on DRA Cuts
11/27/2006 - MRI Safety Whitepaper Updated, to be Republished
11/23/2006 - ACRIN Researchers to Present at RSNA
11/21/2006 - ACRIN Recruiting Sites for PET Lung Cancer Treatment Response Trial
11/20/2006 - Congress Recesses Again Without Addressing DRA Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
11/16/2006 - ACR to Present an Update on Accreditation of Screen-Film and Digital Mammography Refresher at RSNA
Senators Smith and Rockefeller’s letter to Senate colleagues regarding S. 3795
11/14/2006 - FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography Systems
11/13/2006 - Mammography, Most Guidance CPT® Codes to be Relocated to 77000 Section of CPT® Code Book
11/13/2006 - ACR CT Accreditation to Present CT Dose Data at RSNA
11/09/2006 - 2006 Congressional Election Results will not Change ACR Pursuit of DRA Delay
11/08/2006 - RTOG Presents Record Number of Presentations at ASTRO
11/08/2006 - ACR Update on State Elections
11/03/2006 - ACR Chair, Members Featured in
WSJ
Report on Radiation Dosage Debate
11/01/2006 - ACR Counsel to Take Part in Physician-Vendor Relationship Ethics Briefing
10/30/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) Town Hall Meeting
10/26/2006 - ACRIN Breast MRI Trial Principal Investigator Featured in Article Regarding New Breast Cancer Diagnostic Techniques
10/25/2006 - New ACR Study Offers an Explanation for the Easing of the Radiologist Shortage
10/24/2006 - ACR Study: One in 10 Radiologists Are Breast Imaging Specialists
10/23/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in Article Regarding Mammography and Declining Breast Cancer Mortality Rates
10/20/2006 - ACR’S AMA Delegation to Meet in November
10/12/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair to
Web
MD: Improved Screening, Early Detection Responsible for Declining Breast Cancer Mortality Rate
10/10/2006 - ACR MRI Safety Committee Chair Featured in Associated Press Article Regarding Efforts to Safely Scan Pacemaker Recipients
10/10/2006 - ACR Comments on 2007 CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Fee Schedule and HOPPS
10/06/2006 - ACR Announces 2007 Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows
10/05/2006 - American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN®) PET Lung Cancer Treatment Trial the First to Be Supported by the Biomarker Consortium
10/04/2006 - Congress Leaves for Election Without Addressing DRA and SGR Cuts
10/04/2006 - ACR Executive Director, ACRIN® Chair to Present at SRU Conference
10/03/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
Family Circle, “O” (Oprah)
Magazine Articles Regarding National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/02/06 - ACR Urges FDA for Mandatory Accreditation of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
1/9/2006 - ACR Ultrasound Chair Featured in
Las Vegas Sun
Article on Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound
1/3/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Orange County Register
Article on Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound
1/24/206 - ACR Seeks Nominations for 2007 Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows
1/18/2006 - ACR Statement Regarding the Recent USP Study on Medication Error Rates in Imaging Facilities
1/17/2006 - ACR Vice Chair, Teleradiology Guidelines Featured in
San Antonio Express
Article
1/13/2006 - Updated Version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria™, Including New PDA Application, Now Available
1/12/2006 - ACR Leaders Named to
Medical Imaging
Industry Top Ten
05/19/2006 - FDA Changes Scope of Mammography Inspections
11/16/2006 - ACR Launches International Service Web Site (ACRIVS)
Final Rule Released on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2007
Available Now—Updated Version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, including PDA Application. 24 Revised Topics!
Pressman Elected President of the American College of Radiology
ACR Releases New White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine
ACR Named to Medical Imaging Top 10 for
Medical Imaging
Education
ACR to Unveil Six Landmark Data Registries
ACR Supports Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007
Radiology Units Compare Outcomes with ACR’s New Registry
CMS to Delay Release of NPPES Data Following Provider Concerns
ACR’s Guidance for Reporting CMS Quality Measures - 2007
FDA Increases MQSA Inspection Fees
Testing of NPI Set for May 7
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
ACR Member Raymond Tu, M.D., Represents Washington, D.C., at Medical Board Conference
Senate Finance Chairman’s Draft Medicare Bill Contains Physician Payment Fix, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
CMS Announces Inclusion of Diagnostic Imaging Performance Measures in a 2008 PQRI Test Measure Set
House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Legislation, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
ACR Coding and Nomenclature Chair Named to CPT Editorial Panel
ACR Bylaws Committee Chair Elected President of American College of Legal Medicine
ACR Response to CNN Reports Regarding CT Use and Possible Cancer Risk
RTOG Reports Recent Cancer Trial Results in 22 Presentations at ASTRO
Important Update on PECOS and Ordering/Referring
Updates to the Physician Quality Reporting System for 2011
FDA Drug Safety Communication
Medicare Expands Coverage for Patients With Pacemakers That are FDA-Approved for use With MRI Exams
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ACR Members Now Have Free Access to Ethics and Professionalism Educational Modules
James M. Moorefield, MD, Fellowship in Economics and Health Policy, Call for Applications
MPPR Policy Applied to Professional Component in 2012
ACR 2012 MPFS COmment Letter
Congress Passes SGR Fix: Providers Should Submit Claims as They Normally Do
Consensus on SGR Fix Eludes Congress; CMS to Temporarily Hold Processing Claims
ACR-RBMA Guidelines on RBMs
Best Practices Guidelines on Radiology Benefit Management Companies
Congratulations and Thanks to ACR Members: CMS Will Not Apply MPPR To Group Practices In 2012
RBMA Becomes First Affiliate of ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Planmed Nuance and Nuance Excel Full Field Digital Mammography Systems
ACR in Choosing Wisely Campaign to Promote Wise Use of Resources Among Physicians and Patients
No Imaging Cuts in House SGR Bill
Mammography Study in BMJ Flawed: Discredited Data Used Underestimate Lives Saved, Supposed Harms Overstated
ACR Announces Debut of New AIRP Syllabus App
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
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Ignore Best Evidence and Would Cost Thousands of Lives Each Year
Image Gently® and SNM “Go With the Guidelines” Campaign to Help “Child-Size” Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Dose
ACR Unveils RLI Core Areas of Study
CMS 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule
ACO Final Rule Tables
Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 Original Cosponsors
Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act
ACR Backed Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act Helps Preserve Access to Care
ACR Statement on Welch and Frankel Study in Archives of Internal Medicine
FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Sectra MicroDose Mammography L30 Full-Field Digital System
CMS Issues Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
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
ACRIN Merges with ECOG: New Name, Identity Unveiled
ACR to Host First Annual Imaging Informatics Summit and Dose Monitoring Forum, Nov. 3-4
Obama Defecit Reduction Plan
ACR Opposes Imaging Provisions in Administration Debt Reduction Plan
ACR, AMIC Block Imaging Cuts from Inclusion in Pending Free Trade Agreement
Attention: Change in Phantom Requirements for Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program
ACR Opposes MedPAC Recommendations on the Sustainable Growth Rate
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
ACR to CMS: Remove Professional Component MPPR from Medicare Rule
ACR Comment to CMS on 2012 Proposed MPFS 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
Important CME Notice for Case in Point
CMS Guidance Could Help Radiologists Comply with ‘Meaningful Use’
Reps Letter to CMS 8-5-11
Congressmen Send Letter to CMS Opposing Payment Reduction in 2012 Medicare Proposed Rule
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
ACR, SBI Support Updated ACOG Recommendations That Women Begin Annual Mammograms at age 40
ACR Supports Goals of Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Applications
HHS Inspector General Issues Report on Erroneous Medical Imaging Payments to Hospital Emergency Departments
The Scan Summer 2011
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
Largest Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial Demonstrates Screening With Low-dose CT Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
ACR Fighting Imaging Cuts In Senate Free Trade Bill
ACR Statement on Landmark Mammography Screening Trial
Congressmen Send Letter to Colleagues Asking for Block to MedPAC Recommended Imaging Cuts
MPPR Dear Colleague Letter
Radiologic Physics Changes Name to Medical Physics
MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress
NYS Letter to Providers 6-11
NY Dept. of Health Urges Providers to Use ACR Appropriateness Criteria and Seek Accreditation
ACR Comments on ACO Proposed Rule Final
FDA Warning: Thermography is Not an Alternative to Mammography
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
The ACR Will Assist Japanese College of Radiology Volunteer Relief Efforts
ACR Responds to Meaningful Use Workgroup’s Request for Comments
NCRP Report on Radiation Dose Management and Fluoroscopically-Guided Interventional Medical Procedures, Now Available
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”
CMS Concludes MRI Improves Health Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries With Pacemakers
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”
Biomarker-Driven Science at the Heart of New ACRIN-ECOG Structure
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
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
2011 CMS Final Payment Rules Affecting the Physician Quality Reporting Program
Incentive Payment Update for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Reprocessing Claims Affected by the Affordable Care Act and 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
FDA: New warnings Required on Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents
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
CMS Announces Selection of Demonstration Participants in Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project
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
Image Wisely™ Initiative to Optimize Radiation Dose Used in Adult Medical Imaging Reaches 2,000 Pledge Milestone
FTC’s Red Flag Rule Excludes Doctors
ACRIN Trial to Evaluate Effectiveness of Advanced MRI and CT in Detecting Liver Cancer
Congress Passes Bill to Avoid Impending Physician Payment Cuts
Image Wisely™ Initiative to Help Providers Reduce Radiation Dose Adults Receive From Medical Imaging Scans
Physician Supervision Policy Revisions – 2011 HOPPS Final Rule
CMS Opens Registration for the Meaningful Use/EHR Incentive Programs
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
Physician Supervision Policy Updated by the 2011 HOPPS Proposed Rule
CMS Releases Quality of Care Data for Hospitals Participating in HOP QDRP
RadiologyInfo.org Receives 2010 WebAward From Web Marketing Association
Fall Edition of The Scan Now Available
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
New AIRP Web Site Helps Residents and Fellows More Easily Fulfill Radiologic Pathology Requirements
Meaningful Use: ONC Launches Certified Health IT Product List
Correction in Oct. 1 ACR Daily News Scan
ACR and ARRS to Restructure Integration to Form Strategic Alliance
Landmark Study Confirms Mammography Lowers Breast Cancer Death Rate in Women 40-49 by Nearly a Third
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
How to Protect Your Identity Using the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)
Call for Volunteers for ACR/AMA-PCPI Project Testing Radiology Performance Measures
Featured Presentations at Upcoming ACRIN Fall Meeting
ONC Announces First Two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies of EHRs — More to Follow
Guest Author Opportunities in the NIH MICAD Database
ACR Member First Radiologist Appointed White House Fellow
ACR Chief Information Officer at FDA and FCC Discussion: Imaging is an Important mHealth Consideration
The Scan - Summer Edition
CMS Solicits Proposals for ACR-Backed Provision
Two ACR Members Appointed to Nuclear Regulatory Commissions ACMUI
Meaningful Use/EHR Final Rules Released
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Revised and Content Added for 2010
ACRIVS Website Updated
CMS to Review PECOS Enrollment Process
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2011 Proposed Rule Summary
ACR, SCBTMR Statement on Recent NEJM Article on CT Scan Safety
Members Can Gain From United Health Group Settlement
President Signs Bill to Increase Medicare Physician Payment Rates Through November 2010
Senate Passes Physician Payment Fix
John A. Patti, MD, Elected Chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors
ACR Member Selected to Serve on AHRQ Stakeholder Group
Save the Date: ACRIN 2010 Annual Meeting, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
ACR Leads Effort to Prevent Weakening of AMA Stance on Screening Mammography
ACR Launches American Institute for Radiologic Pathology
CMS Finalizes National Coverage Determination on MRA
ACR Calls on Congress to Pass the Virtual Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2010
Physician Groups File Lawsuit Against FTC Red Flags Rule
PECOS Enrollment Deadline for Referring Physicians Clarified
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Monday, May 17, 2010
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Sunday, May 16, 2010
ACR Manual on Contrast Media, Version 7 Now Available on the ACR Website
ACR Quality and Safety Lead Featured in Advanced Imaging Accreditation Podcast
ACR Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Representatives to Speak at FDA Public Meeting on Therapeutic Radiation
Senate Minority Deputy Whip Demands HHS Remove all Support for Discredited USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
Sen Vitter Letter to HHS
2010 MFS FR Correction Notice
Payment rates for CT of heart and MPI
Medicare Issues Changes in Provider Enrollment and Ordering and Referring Documentation Requirements
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
Congress SR Letter to GAO
ACR Initiates Petition for a Permanent Medicare Payment Fix
Legislation Further Delays Medicare Cuts and Extends Meaningful Use Program to Physicians Who Provide Services in Outpatient Facilities
ACR Radiation Primer Chair and Former ACR President Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Medicare Terminates Part D Prescription Drug Contract with Fox Insurance of NY
Now Available - ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Anytime, Anywhere™ Application for Handheld Electronic Devices
ACR Education Center to Hold First On-Site (Off Campus) Course
ACR Launches Breast MRI Accreditation Program
ACRIN Activates PET/CT Staging of Head and Neck Cancer Trial (ACRIN 6685)
Mark Gilbert, MD, Named New RTOG Brain Tumor Committee Co-Chair
ACR Safety Committee and Adult Radiation Protection Chairs to Speak at FDA Public Meeting on Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
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Steering Committee Members to Highlight Pediatric Imaging Concerns at FDA Public Meeting on Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
Senate Votes to Delay Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Another Month
Summary of Imaging Related Provisions in Health Care Reform Law
ACR Backed Amendment to Mitigate Damage to Medical Imaging Access Blocked in Senate
CT Pinpoints Placental Injury from Pregnancy Trauma
ACR Strongly Opposes Current Imaging Cuts in Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act
ACR Expert Witness Affirmation Statement Available Online
ACR, Radiology Associations Comment on Meaningful Use
RTOG Study: SBRT Eliminates Targeted Tumor with Promising Survival for Patients with Early-Stage Inoperable Lung Cancer
ACR Radiation Primer Chair and Former ACR President Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Another Record-Breaking Year for RADPAC in 2009
ACR Supports Safeguard Access to Preventative Services Act
Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Pediatric Imaging
ACR Sends Letter to President Urging Medicare Coverage of CT Colonography
CTC Letter to President Obama
2010 CMS PQRI Continues 2% Bonus
President Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography) But Medicare Denies CTC Coverage to Seniors
ACR Testimony at House Energy and Commerce Committee 2-26-10
ACR to Call for Mandatory Accreditation of All Advanced Imaging and Radiation Oncology Providers at House Energy and Commerce Hearing
ACR Responds to New York Times Articles on Adverse Events in Radiation Therapy
Special ACR Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
ACR Launches Online Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation Programs
ACR, SBI: Avon Survey Reveals Potentially Deadly Effects of USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
About the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Forum Survey
Digital Radiography Summit Focuses on Safety Measures for Children Undergoing Imaging Examinations
PECOS Enrollment Requirement for Ordering and Referring Physicians Further Delayed
CMS Conducting "Dry Run" of Imaging Efficiency Measures – 30 Day Comment Period
The Scan - Customizable Patient Newsletter Is Here!
ACR, SBI Statement on Annals of Internal Medicine Poll Regarding Flawed USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
ACR Statement on FDA Radiation Reduction Program
ACR Foundation Launches Haiti Radiology Relief Fund
CMS Cancels Change Request 6375: Place of Service/Date of Service Instructions for Professional/Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests
February Issue of JACR Features Significant Articles Regarding Radiation Safety
ACR to Co-Sponsor CT Dose Summit on Scan Parameter Optimization
ACRIN Trial Results Make Headlines at RNSA 2009
ACR Designated a National Medical Imaging Accrediting Body by CMS
February Issue of AJR Features Significant Studies Regarding Women’s Health and Radiation Safety
Brown Victory Clouds Next Move in Health Care Reform Effort
New ACR Accreditation Program Requirements for Medical Physicists and MR Scientists Go Into Effect Jan. 1, 2010
ACR Statement on Airport Full-body Scanners and Radiation
Physician Payment Cut Delayed
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Radiofrequency Ablation Safe and Effective for Reducing Pain from Bone Metastases
Visit the ACR Booth at RSNA 2009
Institute of Medicine Recommends Stricter Resident Duty Hour Regulations to Prevent Medical Errors
New SBI and ACR Recommendations Suggest Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
ACR to Comment on Meaningful Use Rules
ACR Comments on 2010 HOPPS Final Rule
Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill
President Signs Bill to Delay Physician Payment Cut
CMS to Hold Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Senate HELP Committee to Investigate USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
U.S. Senate Grinds to a Halt on Health Care
Place of Service and Date of Service Instructions for the Interpretation (Professional Component) and Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests
ACR Statement on Recent Studies Regarding CT Scans and Increased Cancer Risk
Members of Congress Urge California Governor to Fund Regular Mammograms for Low Income Women
CA Delegation Letter to Schwarzenegger
Long Island Radiology Practice Donates Time, Imaging Services to Uninsured Patients
FDA Approves Alternative Standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit Requirement under MQSA
Please Report Changes in Mammography Coverage to the ACR
House Health Subcommittee Chair Says USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Should Not Affect Mammography Coverage
CMS Releases 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Support Senate SGR Repeal Bill: Call Your Senator Today!
Seeking Sites for Amended ACRIN 6678 Protocol: FDG-PET/CT as a Biomarker for NSCLC
ACR Partners With DOD, VA, Industry, to Improve Visualization and Care of Brain Injury in Military Overseas
CMS Delays Referring Physicians’ PECOS Enrollment Requirement
Congress Mammo Letter
Learn About ACRIN Clinical Research Opportunities at RSNA
USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Should Be Specifically Excluded From Health Care Reform Legislation
United States Preventive Services Task Force References in the ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’, HR 3590
ACR Urges Providers and Patients to Continue to Follow Current Screening Mammography Guidelines
ACR Responds to HHS Secretary Sebelius Regarding USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
HHS Director Statement on New USPSTF Mammography Recommendations
ACR Delegation Report from AMA HOD Meeting: Health Care Reform Debate
Senate Votes Down Legislation to End SGR Formula
House Passes Health Care Reform Bill, Imaging Cuts
ACR Chair Letter to Members: Imaging, the Medicare Fee Schedule and the Road Ahead
Summary of the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
ACR-Supported Medical Isotope Legislation Passes House
Seeking Sites for ACRIN 6685 Trial: FDG-PET/CT Staging of Head/Neck Cancer
ACRIN 6885 Summary
ACRIN 6685 PSA
New ACR Practice Leaders’ Web Site Launches Online Forum
Imaging Cuts in Medicare Fee Schedule: An Access Catastrophe and Danger to Patients
FTC Delays Implementing “Red Flags Rule” Until June 1, 2010
Summary of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
CMS Releases HOPPS Final Rule
ACR to Apply to be Medicare Imaging Accreditation Organization
The ACR and American Society of Neuroradiology Statement on CT Protocols and Radiation Dose
House Unveils Health Care Reform Bills, Imaging Cuts
Fact Sheet on Effect of DRA Cuts
Moran Study - Imaging Growth Down
Moran Study: Advanced Imaging Growth Lower than Other Physician Services
OIG to Review Radiology Payments and Appropriateness
FDA Launches Safety Investigation Regarding Brain CT Perfusion Scans
CMS Opens National Coverage Analysis for Certain MRA Indications
Collaborative Efforts Lead to New CCT and CCTA Codes
Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Now Available
Health Care Reform Update
CMS Reissues Billing Instructions for April FDG-PET NCD Changes
Health Care Reform Legislation Heats Up
CMS Lifts National Coverage Restriction on MRI for Blood Flow Determination
Summary of the Proposed Rule on the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 MPFS Proposed Rule
ACR Chair Comments to ABC News on Radiation from Imaging Exams
Medical Imaging Saves and Extends Lives: Patients Should Not Avoid Medical Imaging Care Due to Concerns Raised in Recent NEJM Article
ARRT Exam Committee Slots Open
Weiner/Braley Self Referral Amendment Offered, then Withdrawn
Image Gently Course Qualifies as a PQI Project for the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program
ACR: Senate Finance Committee Releases Healthcare Reform Plan
RTOG Group Chair, Dr. Walter J. Curran, Named Director of Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Tell Your Senators — No More Imaging Cuts!
Medical Imaging Under The Gun In Health-Reform Push
Energy and Commerce Committee Mark-Up Comes to a Close: No Self-Referral Amendment Offered
ACR Creates LI-RADS Committee to Standardize Reporting for HCC
ACR Comments to CMS on 2010 HOPPS Proposed Rule
Image Gently™ Campaign Expands to Include Interventional Radiology
CMS Proposes to Cover FDG-PET for Initial Staging of Cervical Cancer
ACR Guidance on Recent Action Alert: Proposed Equipment Utilization Rate, IDTFs
Further Imaging Cuts Should Not Occur Absent Reliable Data
ACR Chair Thrall Letter to President Obama on Malpractice Reform
ACR Chair Thrall Letter to President Obama on Malpractice Reform
Letter From ACR Chair Thrall: Update on Health Care Reform
Letter From ACR Chair Thrall: Self Referral Amendment to Be Offered to Health Care Reform Legislation
Call for ACRIN® Award Nominations
ACRIN® Fall Meeting Update
CBS News — The Osgood File — Addresses Self-Referral of Medical Imaging
ACRIN 6682 Activates: A Phase II Trial of 64Cu-ATSM PET/CT in Cervical Cancer
Congressional Health Care Reform Bill Summaries
Image Gently Campaign Named to ASAE Associations Advance America Honor Roll
Summary of the 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
ACR ACTION ALERT
: Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Bruce Braley (D-IA) to Offer Self-Referral Amendment to House Health Care Reform Package
CMS Releases 2010 HOPPS Proposed Rule
Rep. Speier Introduces Legislation to Close Stark Law In-Office Loophole
AMIC Unveils RightScanRightTime.org
Transparency for Imaging Services and Physician Payment Reform Included in Senate Finance Committee Options for Health Care Overhaul
OIG Releases Report on Ultrasound Medicare Part B Billing
James J. Dignam, Ph.D., Named New RTOG Group Statistician
House Introduces America’s Affordable Health Choices Act
ACRIN's First Cardiovascular Trial Activates
Four Physicians Elected as Trustees for the American Board of Radiology
Congressmen Send ACR Backed Letter to Obama: No More Arbitrary Imaging Cuts
CMS Proposes to Lift the National Coverage Restriction on MRI for Blood Flow Determination
ACR and ARRS Unite: The Beginning of a New History for Radiology
ACR Launches Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency Exam
The Latest From Washington on the Health Care Reform Proposal
ACR Members Urge House Rural Caucus Against Use of RBMs in Medicare and Change in Equipment Utilization Rate at Capitol Hill Briefing
RTOG® Finds Brain Irradiation Decreases Incidence of Brain Metastases in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
ACR and North Dakota Department of Health to Distribute Free High-Tech Mammography Education Tool to ND Radiologists
Image Gently Campaign Named to Associations Advance America Honor Roll
ACR Education Center Celebrates One Year Anniversary
PET Core Laboratory Plays Critical Role in Insuring Reliable Research Results
CMS Qualified Registries for 2009 PQRI Reporting
CMS Announces Qualified Registries for 2009
Call Your Senator TODAY: Urge Them to Oppose More Imaging Cuts
URGENT! Beware of Fraudulent Medicare Faxes
ACR Launches National Mammography Database
ACR Image Metrix™ Enables Pharma and Biotech Companies to Employ Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI in Drug Discovery and Development
Georgia the 25th State to Recognize Radiologist Assistants
RTOG® Reports HPV Status Predicts Survival, Progression of Oropharyngeal Cancers
RTOG® Finds Short-Course Radiotherapy Effective Treatment for Painful Vertebral Bone Metastases
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Sunday, May 3, 2009
Q. Ed Zhang, Ph.D. Named New RTOG® Senior Statistician
Paul Wallner, DO, FACR, Selected as ABR's Associate Executive Director for Radiation Oncology
RTOG® to Present Abstracts at ASCO Annual Meeting
Canadian National Research Universal Reactor (NRU) Closed for Repairs: Medical Isotope Supply Affected
ACR and ARRS Leaders Sign Strategic Integration Agreement
ARRS Membership Approves Strategic Integration with the ACR
ACRIN Seeks Nominations for Jo-Ann D’Amato Award of Excellence
ACR Image Metrix™ to Provide Image and Data Infrastructure for Randomized PET/CT Bone Imaging Clinical Trial
ACR, Medical Associations Release Joint Statement on Society Relationships with Industry
ACR Nationally Recognized in 2009 Aster Awards Program for Excellence in Medical Marketing
CMS Denial of Coverage for CT Colonography May Cost Lives
RADPEER™ Qualifies as a PQI Project for the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program
ACR and RBMA Best Practices for Radiology Benefits Management Programs
HHS Secretary Nominee Sebelius Questioned Regarding Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
AMCLC Daily Wrap Up: Monday, May 4, 2009
FTC Again Delays Implementing “Red Flag Rules” Until November 1, 2009
ACR Image Metrix Serves as Imaging CRO in Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Groundbreaking Clinical Trial
Senate Finance Committee Holds First Roundtable on Health Care Reform
ACRIN Trial Results Demonstrate Combined MRI/MR-Spectroscopic Imaging Does Not Provide Additional Benefit Over MRI Alone for Staging Prostate Cancer
ACR Chair Thrall Selected to Serve on Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH
NOPR Data Enables CMS to Cover PET Scans for the Majority of Medicare Cancer Patients Nationwide
How Does the Red Flag Rule Affect Health Care Providers?
Stand for Quality Releases Health Care Reform Recommendations for Obama Administration and Congress
ACR Responds to New York Times Article on Mammography
OIG Enters Into $2 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Settlement With Radiology Practice
ACR, SBI Response to NBC Today Show Segment on Cancer Screening
RTOG® Reports Long-Term Hormonal Therapy Improves Prostate Cancer Survival
Update on 111th Congress and Health Reform
RTOG Awarded $60.5 Million for Six-Year Grant Renewal
Lawmakers Respond to ACR, Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
CBC Letter to CMS
Granger - Kennedy Letter to CMC on CTC
ACR - Industry - Patient Letter to CMS
ACR Members Receive Excellence in Medicine Awards
Free Mammography Case Review 4 Coming to New York State ACR-Accredited Mammography Facilities
President’s Budget Proposal Includes Radiology Benefit Managers for Medicare
White Paper Appearing in JACR Results in Updated Scoring Language for RADPEER™
“Child-Size” Radiation Dose for Pediatric CT Exams Included in NQF 2009 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare
It’s Back — The Symposium on Radiology of the Pneumoconioses
Please Ask Your Member of Congress to Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
ACR Radiation Subcommittee Chair and Director of Research Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement
Self-Referral of Medical Imaging Exams a Primary Factor in Six-fold Increase to Americans’ Radiation Exposure From Scans Since 1980
Elizabeth M. Gore, M.D., Elected RTOG Full Member Principal Investigators Chair
RTOG Names New Director of Protocol Development and Regulatory Compliance
Update on Future PET Coverage Under NOPR
Congress Passes and President Signs Economic Stimulus Package
CMS Proposes Not to Cover CT Colonography Screening
ACR and New York Dept. of Health to Distribute Free High-Tech Mammography Education Tool to NY Facilities
ACR Image Metrix Chosen as CRO for Image Management in Groundbreaking AMI Bone Imaging Trial
ARRS and ACR Governing Boards Reach Agreement in Principle for a Strategic Integration
Image Gently Campaign Expands Into Physicians Offices With Parent Education Tools
Veronique Cardon Joins ACR Image Metrix™ as Director of Client Relations
ACR and SUR Announce Joint PQI Project
CMS Announces the “Measure Applicability Validation Process” for 2009 PQRI Reporting
JACR Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Publication
Despite Concessions, Progress, Imaging Remains in the Crosshairs in 2009
FDA Issues New Guidance on Hand-Held X-Ray Equipment
CMS Selects Final Five Medicare Contractors to Administer Medicare Claims Payments in 14 States
Medicare Proposes Expansion of PET Scans as Cancer Diagnostic Tool
Physician Supervision Requirements in the Hospital Outpatient Setting 2009 HOPPS Regulation
CMS PQRI Measure 11 — Carotid Imaging Reports Specifications Update
Increased CT Ownership in Nonradiologists
ACR Executive Earns Top Health Care Management Credential
ACR Bylaws Committee Chair Judges National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Senate Finance Chair Health Reform Plan Scrutinizes Self-Referral, Eyes Physician Payment Reform
See How the ACR Is Transforming the Future of Radiology at RSNA 2008
Earn CME for JACR — New Member Benefit!
Summary of the Final Rule on the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
ACR and ASTRO Announce Joint Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation Program
Summary of the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
CMS Announces Performance Measures for 2009 PQRI
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center Deems CT Colonography Effective and Appropriate for Colorectal Cancer Screening
ACRIN Trial Demonstrates Comparable Accuracy for CT Colonography and Standard Colonoscopy
Letter to CMS Urging Coverage of CT Colonography
ACR Colon Cancer Committee Chair, ACRIN Investigator Present at MedCAC Meeting Regarding CT Colonography
NOPR: PET Scans Serve Significant Role in Altering Cancer Patients’ Treatment Plan
CMS Posts Second Set of Imaging Efficiency Measures Online, ACR to Submit Comments
ACR Radiology Coding Source™ Now Available to the Public!
Congressmen Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rules
ACR Advisor to AMA Relative Value Committee Speaks at National Health Policy Forum
RTOG® Presents Top Scoring Abstract at Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting
ACRIN Researcher Pisano Elected to Institute of Medicine
NOPR Update: PET Impact Found to Be Consistent Across Cancer Types and Imaging Indications
ACR’s Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations Department Earns National Honors
Maryland Self-Referral Case Update
ACR Statement on GAO Report Regarding the Effect of the Deficit Reduction ACT of 2005 on Medical Imaging Utilization and Cost
ACRIN Study Results Presented at Fall Meeting
Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Now Available
UnitedHealthcare Extends Required Imaging Accreditation Deadline to Fourth Quarter 2009
Summary of Provisions in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Which Directly Affect Radiology
HHS Proposes Adoption of ICD-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards
Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging and Imaging Manufacturers Agree to Collaborate to Standardize Methods to Measure, Report Pediatric Dose from CT Scans
The ACR Comments on 2009 CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and HOPPS
Congressional Resolution Supports Image Gently™ Campaign
CMS Initiates National Coverage Analysis for CT Colonography
Senate Finance Committee Begins Discussions on Medicare as Physician Pay Cut Looms
ACR Offers New Radiology Safety Resource
ACR Releases New ACR Appropriateness Criteria®
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
International Performance Metrics and Indicators Project Announced
ACR Welcomes New Health Services Research Fellow
ACR Chair Thrall Delivers Thoughts on Hurricane Relief
New York Department of Health Alerts Physicians of Opportunities to “Image Gently”
Summer ACR International Service Newsletter Now Available
Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008 Introduced in House
ACR Comments on 2009 HOPPS
ACR Comments on 2009 MFS
Are You Overexposed? NBC Today Show Airs Segment on Medical Imaging
ACR, SBI Release Breast Imaging Training Curriculum
CMS Issues IPPS Final Rule
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Selects ACR to Accredit All VA Radiation Oncology Facilities
National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Comment Period Opens
Senate Bill to Require Self-Referring Imaging Providers to Disclose Financial Benefit and Provide List of Alternative Imaging Centers
FDA Preliminary Public Health Notification: Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices Caused by CT Scans
ACR Statement on Imaging Accreditation in the Medicare System
How New PhRMA Code of Ethics May Affect Radiology
ACR Education Center “Classroom of the Future” Offers One-of-a-Kind Radiology Education on 11 Different Imaging Systems
Summary of the Proposed Rule on the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Summary of the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
ACR Marketing Department Recognized With National Honors
FDA Issues Consumer Update on Pediatric Radiology Safety, Highlights Image Gently™ Campaign
ARRT Awarded NCCA Recognition for Registered Radiologist Assistant Program
Negotiations Continue After Motion to Vote on Medicare Legislation Fails
Senate Medicare Bill Contains Physician Payment Fix, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
The ACR, AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey
ACR Manual on Contrast Media, Version 6 Now Available on the ACR Web site
ACR BI-RADS® FAQs Recently Revised
Stark: No self-referral legislation on the horizon
ACR 2007-2008 Election Results
RTOG Presentations at ASTRO 2006
Update on Legislation to Avert July 1 10.6 Percent Physician Pay Cut
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Monday, May 19, 2008
CMS Proposed 2008 Rule Includes 9.9 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in Physician Payments, Narrows Self-Referral Loopholes
ACR Requests Changes to Proposed 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Sunday May 18, 2008
Radiologist Assistant: State Action Update
Omniscan Safety Update
ACR Urges CMS to Change Proposed Rule for the 2008 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
MedPAC Hints at Bundled Payments for Radiology and Other Services in Hospitals in 2008 Report to Congress
Change in Appointment Date for New RRC Members
Private Payers Incorrectly Utilize Local Medicare Fee Schedules Which Include Budget Neutrality and DRA Adjustments
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2008 Introduced in House
Whistleblower Case Against Radiologist Settles for $7 Million
Oregon Insurer Reinstates CAD for Mammography Coverage
Speakers Present Tools for Fairer Payment System
ACR Summary of Medicare Proposed HOPPS Changes for 2008
Medicare Imaging Cuts Will Limit Patient Access to Care and Drive Qualified Physicians from Field
ACR Backs Senate Bill to Protect Seniors' Access to Imaging Care
ACR Argues for Appropriate, Quality Imaging to House Committee
APC Updates Key to Ensuring Adequate Imaging Reimbursement
ACR Paper: Radiation Oncology Work Force, Job Satisfaction Grow
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Monday, May 21, 2007
Letter to Speaker Hastert to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
ACR Paper: Radiation Oncology Work Force, Job Satisfaction Grow
Key ACR Strategies to Improving Your Practice's Bottom Line (Entire Presentation)
ACR Urges Sen. Mikulski and Congress to Address Mammography Access, Reauthorize MQSA
CMS Rescinds Severe New IDTF Implementation Guidelines (CR 5449)
NOPR Reaches One-Year Milestone
Jan. 27 Cardiac CT: Supervised Case Review Sells Out
NIH Reauthorization Passed in Final Hours of 109th Congress
ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
USA Today
Article Regarding Mammography Access
ACR Releases Updated MR Safety Guidelines
Illinois Attorney General Targets Leasing Arrangements
Help Us Build a Better Web site
Cruea Named ARR Executive Director
Last Chance to Comment on Draft Guidelines
e-Seminar: The Deficit Reduction Act and Medicare’s Payment Policies for 2007
Dr Moore Testimony to the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Support HR 5704
American College of Radiology Launches ACR Image Metrix™
Congress Examines MedPAC Recommendations on Future of Physician Payments
Deficit Reduction Act Webcast
Deficit Reduction Act Reconsideration Letter to House Republicans
Senate Democrats Unveil FY 08 Budget Resolution
Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 – H.R. 1293
Deficit Reduction Act Reconsideration Letter to House Leadership
Coming Soon: ACR Online Application for Accreditation Programs
ACRIN® Images Available on caBIG
Make Plans to Attend Second Annual WCIO
CMS to Host PQRI Conference Call
CMS Releases 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
CMS Confirms Medicare Fee Schedule Errors; Corrections Planned
MRI Doubles the Number of Cancers Detected in the Opposite Breast of Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
ACR Supports AMA’s Physician Practice Information Survey
APC Comments 100506 Final
ACRIN Announces New Clinical Trial
ACR Launches Cardiac MRI Accreditation Program
ACRIN, RTOG Receive ASCO Honor
ACR Helping to Bring Iraqi Radiologists to United States for Intensive 'Observerships'
Mark April 9 Down for Earning CME Online
ACRIN Presentations
ACR Releases 2007 Education Calendar
CMS Grants NPI Contingency Period
Radiologists Unite to Fight Sagging Reimbursements
ACR President Featured in
LA Times
Article on Baby Sent Through Airport X-Ray Machine
ACR MPFS Comments with MPRVU Piece06 JP final
ACRIN/RTOG Recruit Sites for First ACRIN Prospective Brain Imaging Trial
JACR
Receives Prestigious Recognition
ACR Government Relations Director to Address Efforts to Counter DRA Imaging Cuts in Webcast
ACR Council Adopts Revised Statement on the Interpretation of Radiology Images Outside of the United States
What Is the RUC and Why Is It Important to Me as a Radiologist?
Dodd and Fletcher Advocate “Team Approach” to Addressing Academic Radiology Crisis
ACR Comment Letter to CMS on 2007 MFS Proposed Rule
ACR Breast Imaging Co-Chair, Fellow, DMIST Trial Featured in
Washington Post
Article
ACR Statement on NEJM Study Regarding CAD in Mammography
ACR: Uninsured Inpatients Receive Fewer Higher-Value Radiology Services
ACR Advocacy Update - December 20, 2006
ACR Advocacy at Work
New FAQs for ACR Breast Ultrasound Accreditation
Obligations of the On-Call Radiologist
Access to Medicare Imaging Act
AMIC statement
The Democrat Health Care Agenda—A Referendum on Affordability
Radiation That Americans Receive From Medical Imaging Increases
CMS Issues Educational Statement on DRA Imaging Cuts and Multiple Procedure Discount
House Panel Examines Medicare Program Efficiency and Integrity
9/8/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Charlotte Medical News
Article
9/7/2006 - CMS to Place Hold on Claims September 22 – September 30
AMA Consortium Draft Performance Measure Sets Available for Public Comment
Bill to Increase Funding for Breast and Colorectal Cancer Research
9/6/2006 - Radiation Exposure Guidelines Should be Developed by Medical Organizations and Not Restrict Patient Access to Care
9/27/2006 - Norwalk Named Acting CMS Administrator
Experimental Committee Focuses on Innovative Research
NRC Issues Draft Rule on Byproduct Material
9/27/2006 - ACR Campus™ Women’s Center Now Open - OB/Ultrasound Lecture Series Goes Live
9/25/2006 - ACRIN Launches First Ops Tool Module
ACRIN® Core Laboratories Provide Research Suppport
President Bush’s FY 08 Budget Proposal Includes Medicare Payment Cuts
Moran Report: Nearly Nine out of 10 Imaging Procedures Affected by DRA Cuts Would Be Reimbursed Below Cost of Providing the Exam
9/15/06 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Now Has More Than 100 Cosponsors
ACR Named to
Medical Imaging
Top 10 for Medical Imaging Education
9/14/06 - Updated 2006 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards Now Available Online
9/14/06 - OIG Spotlights Improper Payments for Outpatient Radiology Services
9/12/06 - The ACR Named Radiology’s Most Influential Entity by
RT Image
Magazine
9/11/2006 -
Baton Rouge Advocate
Article Highlights DRA Imaging Cuts’ Adverse Effects on Patient Care
9/1/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Testifies at FDA Hearing on Impedance Devices
8/9/2006 - CMS Abandons Additional Contiguous Body Part Reimbursement Reduction
8/9/2006 - Bill to Correct Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Introduced Into House
8/8/2006 - Registration Now Open for Cardiac Imaging Lecture Series - Intermediate
8/7/2006 - ACRIN Announces the Inaugural Jo-Ann D’Amato Award of Excellence
8/4/2006 - ACR Supports Senate Bill to Delay DRA Imaging Cuts Pending a GAO Study
8/29/2006 - ACR Calls for Passage of Access to Medicare Imaging Act in
Scranton Times
Article
8/29/2006 - ACR Call on Highmark for Single Interpreter of Cardiac CT and CTA Exams
8/25/2006 - ACR Task Force on Interventional Radiology White Paper Now Available Online
8/25/2006 - ACR Molecular Imaging Lecture Series Available Online
8/23/2006 - ACR Fellow, ACRIN Researcher Earns
Ladies Home Journal
Health Breakthrough Award
8/22/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair: Recent GAO Mammography Report a Wake up Call
8/2/2006 - Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Quality Measures Comment Period Begins
8/2/2006 - CMS Final Rule Sets Physician Self-Referral Exceptions for Electronic Prescribing, Electronic Health Records Technology
8/16/2006 - President Bush to Tab Niederhuber as NCI Director
8/16/2006 - CMS to Review Hospital Cost Reporting and Raise HOPPS Conversion Factor for 2007
8/11/2006 - ACR Ultrasound Chair Warns Against Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound in
NJ Star-Ledger
Article
8/10/2006 - New Jersey Medical Malpractice Premium Subsidy Fund Accepting Applications
7/7/2006 - ACR Campus™ Featured in
Medical Imaging
Magazine
7/4/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in UPI/
Washington Times
Article on Cancer Screening for Asymptomatic Patients
7/3/2006 - Latest ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Guidelines Facilitate Imaging Decisions
7/28/2006 - ACRIN Fall Meeting Registration and Details Now Available Online
7/26/2006 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Gains 18 More Cosponsors; Reaches 60
7/24/2006 - Webcast of Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Imaging Now Available Online
7/20/2006 - URGENT: Accreditation Reviewers Needed for MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and PET
7/18/2006 - ACR Chair Urges Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Support HR 5704
7/14/2006 - ACRIN Digital Mammography Trial Featured in ABC News Article
7/12/2006 - ACR Releases White Paper on Split Interpretations
7/11/2006 - California Bill to Ban Leasing Deals Advances
6/9/2006 - MRI Contrast Agent Under Investigation
6/8/2006 - First ACRIN PET Study for Therapeutic Response Complete Accrual
6/7/2006 - ACR Campus™ Offers Unique Opportunity to Earn CME Online and on Your Schedule
6/5/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Los Angeles Times
Article
6/30/2006 - FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit General Electric Senographe Essential Full-Field Digital Mammography Units
6/29/2006 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act (HR 5704) Seeks Two Year Delay in Medicare Imaging Cuts
6/28/2006 - Keepsake Ultrasound Legislation Introduced Into New Jersey State Assembly
6/23/2006 - Humana Announces Revised Payment Policy
6/22/2006 - CMS to Use ACR Practice Expense Data: Proposed Rule Changes Mixed Bag for Radiology
6/16/2006 - King Named as Assistant Executive Director of ACR Philadelphia Office
5/9/2006 - Radiologists’ Support of ACRIN Fund Strong as AMCLC Approaches
5/8/2006 - Landmark Project Expands Medicare Coverage of Life-Saving PET Scans to Hundreds of Thousands of Americans
5/5/2006 - Radiologist assistant (RA) legislation passed both houses of the Florida legislature on May 2
5/5/2006 - ACR: California Legislature Should Ban Sale of Ultrasound Equipment to Fetal Keepsake Studios as Part of "Tom Cruise Ultrasound Bill"
5/30/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Featured in
Medical News
Article
5/3/2006 - ACR Urges Members to Heed OIG Advisory Regarding Hospital Lease Arrangements
5/26/2006 - ACR President to Medical News: Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/25/2006 - Van Moore Named Chair of the American College of Radiology
5/24/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Cochair Featured in
Detroit Free Press
Article on Declining Mammography Use
5/23/2006 -
Inside CMS
Article Highlights Growing Congressional Support for Review of Deficit Reduction Act Medical Imaging Cuts
5/2/2006 - Bill Introduced Into US House of Representatives to Repeal Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/2/2006 - ACRIN Fund Nearing Goal as AMCLC Approaches
5/18/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Featured in San Antonio Express News Article
5/18/2006 - Dozens of Republican Lawmakers Ask Speaker Hastert to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
5/15/2006 - Controversial Association Health Plan Bill Threatening Mammography Access Fails in the Senate
5/12/2006 - NOPR Off to Fast Start; Webcast Scheduled
5/10/2006 - ACR Member Advisory: Beware of Patent Lawsuits
4/7/2006 - National Patient Advocate Foundation Calls on Congress to Reconsider DRA Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
4/7/2006 - 3rd Annual RADPAC Gala Reception & Dinner
4/6/2006 - 2006 ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference (AMCLC) Agenda Materials
4/27/2006 - ACR: Landmark Project Expanding PET Coverage for Cancer Indications to Launch May 8
4/26/2006 - ACR Chair: Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts Reduce Access to Care, Stifle New Technology
4/25/2006 - The ACRIN Fund for Imaging Innovation Enters Final Weeks of Campaign
4/25/2006 - Still Time to Register for the AMCLC
4/24/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Triad (NC) Business Journal
Article Regarding Deficit Reduction ACT Imaging Cuts
4/21/2006 - ACR Chair Responds to
New York Times
Teleradiology Column
ACR Offers Templates to Help Practices Assess Impact of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
4/18/2006 - Aetna to Make Retroactive Payments for CAD Mammography Services and Myocardial Perfusion Testing Services
4/17/2006 - ACR: Tom Cruise’s Unsupervised Use of Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound Ill Advised, Irresponsible, and Potentially Dangerous
4/12/2006 - ACR Vice Chair, Teleradiology Guidelines Featured in
Arizona Republic
Article
4/11/2006 - Florida Legislature Considers Radiologist Assistant Legislation
4/10/2006 - Record Breaking First Quarter for RADPAC
4/10/2006 - 2006 AMCLC Offers Something for Everyone
3/9/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry Launch Status Update
3/8/2006 - CMS Will Not Address Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts; Calls Cuts a ‘Statutory Issue’
3/7/2006 - Calif. Legislation Seeks to Bar Tom Cruise "Copy Cats" from Buying Ultrasound Machines
3/31/2006 - US House Members Urge Colleagues and House Leadership to Reconsider Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/30/2006 - ACR Tells FDA: Prescription Needed for Fetal Listening Devices
3/30/2006 - ACR Meets with MedPAC to Discuss Issues Facing Radiology
3/3/2006 - ACR Economics Commission Chair and Vice Chair Testify Before Medicare APC Advisory Council
ACR Submits Comments on Practice Expense Methodology to CMS
3/21/2006 - Senate HELP Committee Approves Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005; ACR Continues to Work with Committee Staff to Ensure Coverage of Mammography Screening
3/20/2006 - ACRIN RFA Liver Cancer Trial Underway
3/20/2006 - ACR Suspends College Member for Ethics Violation
3/2/2006 - ACR Joins Other Medical Organizations, Manufacturers, and Patient Advocacy Groups in Letter to Capitol Hill Opposing Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/17/2006 - Register Today for the August ACR Pay for Performance Seminar in Sun Valley
3/16/2006 - RTOG Begins Accrual to Major Study for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
3/16/2006 - ACR Economics Commission Vice Chair, Staff Hold RBMA E-seminar on Effects of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Provisions and CMS Reimbursement Changes
3/15/2006 - International Collaborative Brain Tumor Study to Utilize Chemotherapy After Radiotherapy and Genetic Marker Analysis
3/15/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
Washington Post
Article
MedPAC Launches Imaging Equipment Capacity Study
3/13/2006 - ACR Educates Lawmakers on Adverse Effects of Deficit Reduction Act Imaging Cuts
3/10/2006 - Has Your Chapter Submitted a Key Contact Form for Congressional Visit Day?
2006 Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference Daily Wrap-Up: May 25, 2006
2/9/2006 - AHRQ Breast Imaging Report Confused and Inaccurate
2/6/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Sacramento Bee
Article on Full Body CT Scans
2/24/2006 - ACR Chair Cautions against 'Keepsake Ultrasounds' in Newspaper Article
2/23/2006 - Ultrasound Commission Chair Criticizes Screening Tests
2/23/2006 - RADPAC Attends Fundraiser for Florida Congressional Candidate
2/22/2006 - Borgstede Discusses Variety of Applications for Ultrasound on Network News Web Site
2/21/2006 - AMA to Support ACR Efforts Against Deficit Reduction ACT Imaging Cuts
2/2/2006 - Medicare Imaging Cuts Restrict Access to Care and Discourage New Technologies Which Would Benefit Patients
2/14/2006 - CMS Provides Final Approval to Launch Landmark Project to Expand PET Coverage
2/1/2006 - ACR Gold Medalist Singleton Receives UTMB Honor
12/8/2006 - Congress Fails to Act on DRA Cuts
12/6/2006 - ACR Issues Request for Proposals for ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Usage in Medical Education
12/5/2006 - Tell Your Congressional Members to Delay the DRA Imaging Cuts Before Congress Adjourns
12/4/2006 - 2006 RSNA Presentations Available Online
12/18/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair to
USA Today
: Mammograms Are One of the Few Screenings Shown to Save Lives
12/15/2006 - Win a Video iPod
12/14/2006 - ACR Committee Chair Named to Head DICOM Standards Committee
12/13/2006 - ACR to Continue to Press for Appropriate Medicare Imaging Reimbursement
12/11/2006 - HR 5704 Sponsor Scolds House Colleagues for Failure to Act on DRA Cuts
11/27/2006 - MRI Safety Whitepaper Updated, to be Republished
11/23/2006 - ACRIN Researchers to Present at RSNA
11/21/2006 - ACRIN Recruiting Sites for PET Lung Cancer Treatment Response Trial
11/20/2006 - Congress Recesses Again Without Addressing DRA Imaging Reimbursement Cuts
11/16/2006 - ACR to Present an Update on Accreditation of Screen-Film and Digital Mammography Refresher at RSNA
Senators Smith and Rockefeller’s letter to Senate colleagues regarding S. 3795
11/14/2006 - FDA Approves the ACR to Accredit Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography Systems
11/13/2006 - Mammography, Most Guidance CPT® Codes to be Relocated to 77000 Section of CPT® Code Book
11/13/2006 - ACR CT Accreditation to Present CT Dose Data at RSNA
11/09/2006 - 2006 Congressional Election Results will not Change ACR Pursuit of DRA Delay
11/08/2006 - RTOG Presents Record Number of Presentations at ASTRO
11/08/2006 - ACR Update on State Elections
11/03/2006 - ACR Chair, Members Featured in
WSJ
Report on Radiation Dosage Debate
11/01/2006 - ACR Counsel to Take Part in Physician-Vendor Relationship Ethics Briefing
10/30/2006 - National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) Town Hall Meeting
10/26/2006 - ACRIN Breast MRI Trial Principal Investigator Featured in Article Regarding New Breast Cancer Diagnostic Techniques
10/25/2006 - New ACR Study Offers an Explanation for the Easing of the Radiologist Shortage
10/24/2006 - ACR Study: One in 10 Radiologists Are Breast Imaging Specialists
10/23/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in Article Regarding Mammography and Declining Breast Cancer Mortality Rates
10/20/2006 - ACR’S AMA Delegation to Meet in November
10/12/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair to
Web
MD: Improved Screening, Early Detection Responsible for Declining Breast Cancer Mortality Rate
10/10/2006 - ACR MRI Safety Committee Chair Featured in Associated Press Article Regarding Efforts to Safely Scan Pacemaker Recipients
10/10/2006 - ACR Comments on 2007 CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Fee Schedule and HOPPS
10/06/2006 - ACR Announces 2007 Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows
10/05/2006 - American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN®) PET Lung Cancer Treatment Trial the First to Be Supported by the Biomarker Consortium
10/04/2006 - Congress Leaves for Election Without Addressing DRA and SGR Cuts
10/04/2006 - ACR Executive Director, ACRIN® Chair to Present at SRU Conference
10/03/2006 - ACR Breast Imaging Chair Featured in
Family Circle, “O” (Oprah)
Magazine Articles Regarding National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/02/06 - ACR Urges FDA for Mandatory Accreditation of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
1/9/2006 - ACR Ultrasound Chair Featured in
Las Vegas Sun
Article on Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound
1/3/2006 - ACR Chair Featured in
Orange County Register
Article on Fetal Keepsake Ultrasound
1/24/206 - ACR Seeks Nominations for 2007 Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows
1/18/2006 - ACR Statement Regarding the Recent USP Study on Medication Error Rates in Imaging Facilities
1/17/2006 - ACR Vice Chair, Teleradiology Guidelines Featured in
San Antonio Express
Article
1/13/2006 - Updated Version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria™, Including New PDA Application, Now Available
1/12/2006 - ACR Leaders Named to
Medical Imaging
Industry Top Ten
05/19/2006 - FDA Changes Scope of Mammography Inspections
11/16/2006 - ACR Launches International Service Web Site (ACRIVS)
Final Rule Released on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2007
Available Now—Updated Version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, including PDA Application. 24 Revised Topics!
Pressman Elected President of the American College of Radiology
ACR Releases New White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine
ACR Named to Medical Imaging Top 10 for
Medical Imaging
Education
ACR to Unveil Six Landmark Data Registries
ACR Supports Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007
Radiology Units Compare Outcomes with ACR’s New Registry
CMS to Delay Release of NPPES Data Following Provider Concerns
ACR’s Guidance for Reporting CMS Quality Measures - 2007
FDA Increases MQSA Inspection Fees
Testing of NPI Set for May 7
AMCLC Daily Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
ACR Member Raymond Tu, M.D., Represents Washington, D.C., at Medical Board Conference
Senate Finance Chairman’s Draft Medicare Bill Contains Physician Payment Fix, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
CMS Announces Inclusion of Diagnostic Imaging Performance Measures in a 2008 PQRI Test Measure Set
House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Legislation, ACR Backed Imaging Provisions
ACR Coding and Nomenclature Chair Named to CPT Editorial Panel
ACR Bylaws Committee Chair Elected President of American College of Legal Medicine
ACR Response to CNN Reports Regarding CT Use and Possible Cancer Risk
RTOG Reports Recent Cancer Trial Results in 22 Presentations at ASTRO
Important Update on PECOS and Ordering/Referring
Updates to the Physician Quality Reporting System for 2011
FDA Drug Safety Communication
Medicare Expands Coverage for Patients With Pacemakers That are FDA-Approved for use With MRI Exams