The Senate Finance Committee in late April released a 48-page document providing options for overhauling the health care system. Among the proposals are ones that would require greater transparency in self-referrals for diagnostic imaging services and adherence to appropriateness criteria. The document is the first of three outlining committee options for health care reform legislation expected over the next few weeks. …

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June 2009 - Table of Contents

DIIR June 2009 (full PDF issue)

RBMs Get Guidance From Imaging Groups

Health Care Reform Plan Includes Imaging Provisions

CT Scans Increase Cancer Risk Estimates in Multiply-Imaged ED Patients

3T MRI Detects ‘Early’ Breast Cancer Not Seen on Mammography & Sonography

Eye on Imaging: Imaging Groups Develop Best Practices for RBMs

DoD Agents Raid Siemens Healthcare Offices

Emerging Markets for Imaging Hurt by Economy

Positron Gets FDA Approval for Cardiac PET Scanner

FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flag Rules

Diagnostic Imaging Stocks Rise 19 Percent in Last Six Weeks

NightHawk Radiology Sees Decline in Volumes, Revenues