DITTA, a global trade association for the diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, healthcare IT, electromedical and radiopharmaceutical industries, issued a statement this week welcoming the publication of the Good Refurbishment Practices for Medical Imaging Equipment document by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).

Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, president of the Hawaii Radiological Society, spoke with RadiologyBusiness.com about the continued saga of prior authorization in Hawaii.

New occupational dose limits proposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would have the greatest impact on physicians and pregnant nuclear medicine workers, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed an amendment to the state’s 2013 breast density bill, removing language that had led some to believe breast tissue disclosure was only required for women who needed follow-up care. 

AHRA’s 2016 Spring Conference is currently underway in Chicago, and attendees were able to catch up on some of the imaging industry’s many regulatory issues today thanks to a detailed presentation from Sheila Sferrella, Regent Health Resources senior vice president and former AHRA president, and Melody W. Mulaik, president and Co-Founder of Coding Strategies, Inc.

Terry Bucknall, CRA, director of women's imaging services at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital's Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center shares her thoughts on both the present and the future of the breast imaging industry.

The National Medical Association is joining the American College of Radiology (ACR) and other advocacy groups in a call to Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (HR 4632). 

Implementing a preauthorization policy can lead to increased utilization of after-hours CT, according to a recent Canadian study published in Academic Radiology. The one exception to that rule, the study said, is some neurological examinations.