Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

AHRA survey: Most imaging providers have not upgraded all CR equipment

According to a new survey of AHRA members, 71 percent of respondents said their facility has still not upgraded all of its CR equipment to DR. That number is down from 78 percent in 2017.

March 2, 2018

Special JACR issue highlights radiology’s relationship with AI, machine learning

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced Thursday, March 1, that it has published a new special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) focused on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data analytics and other related topics.

March 1, 2018

AHRA hosts stakeholders from imaging societies, vendors to discuss AUC requirements

AHRA, the Association for Medical Imaging Management, hosted representatives from numerous imaging societies and vendors on Feb. 20 to brainstorm recommendations on implementing CMS’s upcoming requirement that ordering physicians must consult clinical decision support/appropriate use criteria (AUC) when ordering certain advanced imaging services.
March 1, 2018

Unnecessary imaging: Emergency CT for head trauma is overused

Too many patients in emergency departments (EDs) are undergoing head CT to check for possible skull fractures or brain hemorrhage, according to a new study to be presented at the ARRS 2018 Annual Meeting April 22-27 in Washington, D.C.

February 27, 2018

ASRT survey finds enrollment up slightly in radiography educational programs

The number of students enrolled in radiography educational programs increased in 2017, according to new survey published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), but not by a significant margin.

February 15, 2018

ACR’s blogging expert explains the difference between good and bad blog posts

Julianna Czum, MD, a member of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) editorial board, has played a central role in helping the American College of Radiology embrace blog posts. She launched the journal’s blog, JACR Blog, and serves as both its editor and its primary author. Czum spoke with Radiology Business about the impact of social media and how to differentiate a good blog post from a bad one.

January 29, 2018

Q&A: Jay A. Baker on breast cancer screening, the benefits of DBT and more

Jay A. Baker, MD, professor of radiology and chief of the breast imaging division at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and the vice president of the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), spoke with Radiology Business about some of the biggest topics affecting breast imaging today.

January 25, 2018

New conference to highlight digital health technologies

The Dev4Health Conference, a new joint initiative created by Health 2.0 and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), released an schedule for its inaugural gathering.

January 22, 2018

Around the web

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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