Press Releases
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04.27.10
Study: Medical Imaging Innovation Essential to Improved Cancer Survival
A new study from Dr. Frank Lichtenberg released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows that recent improvements in cancer mortality are linked to advanced medical imaging innovation…
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03.2.10
Colon Cancer Alliance: President Obama Gets Virtual Colonoscopy
The Colon Cancer Alliance today commended President Obama for getting screened for colon cancer, America’s second leading cause of cancer deaths…
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02.25.10
Nation’s CT Manufacturers Unveil New Industry-Wide Medical Radiation Patient Safety Features
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11.16.09
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Recommendations Will Turn Back the Clock on the War on Breast Cancer
Damaging new guidelines released today by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) opens the door for private insurers and Medicare to deny important mammography services to women and should be rejected outright…
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11.5.09
CMS Makes Seismic Cuts to Diagnostic Imaging That Will Devastate Patient Access to Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week published final regulations that will drastically reduce physician reimbursements for medical imaging services beginning in 2010…
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10.14.09
Patients and Physicians Rally on Capitol Hill to Preserve Access to Medical Imaging
Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT scans, in final health care reform legislation…
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09.10.09
New Analysis Shows Serious Flaws with MedPAC Proposal to Raise Rate of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Use to 90 Percent
Assuming that diagnostic imaging equipment in physicians’ offices and independent testing facilities is utilized 90 percent of the time an office is open for business – as proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – is unrealistic based on fundamental economic principles and from a basic medical workflow perspective, according to a new analysis…
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09.8.09
New Survey: 71 Percent of Voters Oppose Medicare Cuts for Medical Imaging
A public opinion survey released on the eve of President Obama’s Joint Address to Congress on health care shows that Americans recognize the value of medical imaging as a critical component of high-quality health care…
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09.8.09
Public Opinion Survey Shows Americans Value Medical Imaging
New survey shows 71 percent of voters oppose to medicare cuts for medical imaging…
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08.5.09
Study Demonstrates Significant Benefits of F-FDG PET in Evaluating Colorectal Liver Metastases
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) announced today that a study published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrated the tremendous benefits of advanced imaging in the evaluation of colorectal liver metastases…
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