The utilization rate of imaging in emergency departments increased dramatically from 2000-2008, with the most growth occurring in CT, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas has opened its new $750,000 Breast Care Center, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret has opened the Magee-Womens Imaging Center, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, S.C., has opened its new Breast Care Center, according to an Independent Mail report.
On-site radiology groups provide hospitals value-added services that may not be realized with other specialists or teleradiologists in remote locations, according to commentary published in Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla., and Mease Dunedin (Fla.) Hospital are getting CT suite renovations by Consolidated Medical Services, according to news releases.
The American College of Radiology has issued a statement noting two inaccuracies in The Joint Commission's sentinel event alert on diagnostic radiation risks.
A Sentinel Event Alert (pdf) by The Joint Commission warns healthcare organizations of the risk to patients of repeated diagnostic radiation doses and provides several tips for minimizing this risk.
A government report showed that, for the second consecutive year, outpatients at Minnesota hospitals were more likely than hospitals in other U.S. states to undergo MRIs for low-back pain without first trying recommended and less costly treatments, according to Pioneer…
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, part of The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, is working with Philips Healthcare to develop imaging technology that can study infectious diseases, according to a hospital system news release.