New members to AMGA’s 2016 Board of Directors: Steven A. Green, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group; J. Stephen Jones, MD, President, Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals & Family Health Centers; and Thomas S. Nantais, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Henry Ford Medical Group.
The newly upgraded accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has delivered full-energy electrons as part of commissioning activities for the ongoing 12 GeV Upgrade project. At 4:20 p.m. on Monday, operators of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) delivered the first batch of 12 GeV electrons (12.065 GeV) to its newest experimental hall complex, Hall D.
Study explores why some people react altruistically to news about an Ebola outbreak while others do not.
December 18, 2015 – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds Congress for today’s passage of S. 2425 to freeze radiation oncology freestanding center payment rates for 2017-2018 at the levels set under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2016.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) applauds the House of Representatives for including access to imaging care protections for the most sick and injured of Medicare beneficiaries and women seeking mammograms in the House-passed Consolidated Appropriations Act.
A new free resource allows researchers to use Medicare and other payer claims databases to identify and meaningfully characterize medical imaging by noninvasive or invasive procedures, modality, body region and clinical focus.
Artists, designers, architects, and industry members are exploring concepts in glass design through the nation’s first Collaborative Glass Robotics Laboratory, an initiative of Virginia Tech and the Rhode Island School of Design.
Astronomers using ALMA have found the clearest evidence yet that giant planets have recently formed around four young stars.
According to findings in the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) 2015 Medical Group Executive and Leadership Compensation Survey, median total cash compensation for CCOs, CIOs, and CMOs has been steadily on the rise.
A Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study has earned the Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize for the best paper published in Women's Health Issues in 2015.
Using data on 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, the authors examined whether there is a “July Effect” in neurosurgery. Overall the findings show “no clear evidence for an increase in rates of morbidity or mortality during this transition period.”
The gene p53 has been described as the “guardian of the genome” due to its prominent role in preventing genetic mutations. More than half of all cancers are thought to originate from p53 mutations or loss of function, and now a recent study by VCU Massey Cancer Center scientist Richard Moran, Ph.D., explains why.
From helping determine safe levels of common items like fluoride and caffeine to determining how environmental exposures may increase cancer risk and from using computational modeling and animal alternatives in chemical safety testing to improving patient care, the 2016 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Award recipients have had pronounced impacts on creating a safer and healthier world.
The historic find -– made in South China -- by Virginia Tech researchers fills a huge gap in the known fossil record of kinorhynchs, small invertebrate animals that are related to arthropods.
The Radiology Support, Communication and Alignment NetworkTM (R-SCAN) new website presents an excellent opportunity to support to support health care providers in transitioning to value-based payment models.
The goal of the research project is to investigate human-natural feedbacks in freshwater systems by examining the linkages between land-use decision-making, water quality, and collective action taken by the public to protect water quality.
The American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) today announced the appointment of a new Treasurer and four new members to its Board of Directors, to begin service on January 1, 2016.
The holiday season may bring major stress. When this is added to winter colds and the flu your immune system is under attack. All Vitamin C products are not the same in terms of rates of absorption so check for Vitamin C with Fast-C.
Biomedical researchers have suspected that a specific set of immune cells are responsible for causing disease in late-stage lupus patients, but until now they haven’t known for sure. An immunologist has found that these cells do not, in fact, contribute to late-stage lupus in mice.
As part of the PFF Care Center Network, UVA will have access to a wealth of resources for both patients and caregivers and collaborate with 39 other sites making up the Network across the country to advance the care of people living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
University leaders announced the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute has a new direction and a new name — the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. The changes reflect the evolution of life science research at Virginia Tech and the university’s ability to continually innovate.
Will Position Recently Merged AdvancePath Academics and ScholarCentric as the Global Leader in Providing Innovative Social-Emotional and Academic Solutions for K-12
The December Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) ends the year with articles concentrating on radiology’s value in the health care system.
University of Virginia Health System researchers have opened a national clinical trial examining a non-surgical treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate.
A team of researchers led by a Virginia Tech faculty member has received $1.25 million from the National Science Foundation to introduce computational approaches to help students learn chemistry in an environment that encourages scientific discussion.
Journalists are invited as guests to find great news leads and meet experts at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA, December 6-10, 2015.
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that will improve the delivery of benefits to America's veterans, bringing them one step closer to gaining further access to the essential services provided by doctors of chiropractic (DCs) at major Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. S. 1203, the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, passed under unanimous consent and has been referred to the U.S. House of Representatives where it awaits action.
In the first published results from a $386,000 National Cancer Institute grant awarded earlier this year, a paper by Scott Verbridge and Rafael Davalos in Scientific Reports has been published.
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that could account for some of the neural degeneration and memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers, together with scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, discovered that a common symptom of Alzheimer’s disease – the accumulation of amyloid plaques along blood vessels – could be disrupting blood flow in the brain.
The readings were collected during brain surgery as the conscious patients played an investment game, demonstrating rapid dopamine release encodes crucial information. The findings have implications for Parkinson’s disease and disorders such as depression and addiction.
A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and streamlines the creation of patient-focused plans for long-term cancer survivor care following radiation therapy (RT).
Diving restrictions do not protect divers from injuries, new research suggests.
Robert Gourdie and his research team developed a peptide called aCT1 (pronounced act one) to inhibit connexin 43-caused overactivity. The result was damaged tissue healed more quickly, with lower amounts of inflammation and scarring.
Quinn Thomas is leading the $2.6 million, five-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Research partners include geophysical and biological scientists from multiple institutions.
A discovery about how the body deals with the cholesterol contained within its dying cells has suggested an exciting new approach to control people’s cholesterol levels – and thus their risk of developing heart disease.
Mariana Falconier, associate professor and clinical director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Family Services at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, has won a grant totaling $7.2 million for a five-year project to promote healthy relationships and economic stability among low-income couples.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new Radiation Oncology Practice Assessment (ROPA) program to leverage recent advances in information technology to improve radiation therapy cancer care for our nation’s Veterans.
ACR Assist™ enhances reporting systems with point-of-interpretation access to taxonomies, care pathways and algorithms, and classification and communication guidance to help radiologists produce structured, actionable reports in their natural workflow.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 Leadership Luminary Award, an annual program of the Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI).
The eighth Image Wisely® Radiation Safety Case — C-arm Based Cone Beam CT in Interventional Radiology — is now available to help radiologists, imaging technologists and medical physicists assess their understanding of important radiation safety concepts — including dose monitoring and optimization.
Mythreyi Bhargavan Chatfield, PhD, has been named the new American College of Radiology Executive Vice President for quality and safety, effective Dec. 18. She succeeds Pamela A. Wilcox, RN, MBA, who will retire from the position after serving the College for 28 years.
Expert interviews on topics ranging from breaking news, research results, trends, current events, and more.
The holiday season will soon be upon us – and along with it, the aches and pains that result from frenzied holiday shopping. As the day after Thanksgiving – also known as “Black Friday,” one of the biggest shopping days of the year – approaches, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) encourages the public to treat holiday shopping as an athletic event to ward off the stress and strain that often accompanies this otherwise joyous season.
Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopy (known as CT colonography) can lower costs, increase colorectal cancer screening rates and save thousands more lives each year. A number of colorectal cancer care advocacy groups, representing millions of Americans, and the American College of Radiology (ACR) urge Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (S. 2262). The legislation would provide Medicare coverage for seniors who choose these screening exams and remove a financial barrier to care widely covered by private insurance.
Bioethicist Ezekiel J. (Zeke) Emanuel, MD, PhD, a former White House adviser who helped devise the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will deliver the keynote address at ACR 2016 — The Crossroads of Radiology®. In addressing “The Future of American Health Care: What Is the Role of Radiology?” Emanuel will provide advice for radiologists on how to adapt to the new health care environment, including responding to downward price pressure and focusing on patients with chronic conditions.
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would improve the quality of America’s health care infrastructure by further integrating doctors of chiropractic (DCs) into the nation’s official delivery and research networks. H.R. 3851, introduced by Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), calls for the appointment of chiropractic physicians as officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps.
Warren Bickel, a professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, recently received a $2.4 million grant to investigate and improve maladaptive decision-making that may contribute to Type 2 diabetes.
Pablo R. Ros, MD, MPH, PhD, FACR, the new physician-in-chief of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center, will stress emerging modality training and program expansion to maintain the facility’s unique role for advanced skills and case-based training.
Principal Investigator Takes Questions and Demonstrates Procedure with Video and Animation via Virtual Press Conference Tuesday, November 10th at 1:00 p.m. ET
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