Reimbursement News
CMS Releases Final Rule for HOPPS
CMS recently released its final rule for HOPPS, which goes into effect January 1, 2009. There are minimal changes to this rule for PET imaging in 2009.
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NOPR Update: PET Impact Found to be Consistent across Cancer Types and Imaging Indications
A study by the National Oncologic PET Registry showed that PET scan findings consistently affect the way clinicians manage the care of their cancer patients. "These results strongly indicate the utility of PET for managing cancer patient care across a broad spectrum of cancer types and imaging indications," the study's lead author said.
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PET Scans Serve Role in Altering Cancer Patients’ Treatment Plan
Physicians participating in the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) reported changing the treatment plan for 43.1 percent of their patients undergoing cancer treatment as the result of information gained from a PET scan, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in Cancer.
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Technology
New UK Device Designed to Ensure Nuclear Medicine Safety
The National Physical Laboratory has developed a device to ensure that the correct dose is administered to the 670,000 patients that undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year at 240 NHS sites around the UK which use nuclear medicine. The specialty is mostly for diagnostic scans on areas such as bone, lung perfusion, myocardium and the kidneys.
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Coming Soon!
Taking It to the Streets
https://www.mi-lifenet.com/ImagingCenter/portlets/...
Register now to join PETNET Solutions for Taking It to the Streets®, a unique training seminar customized for the PET provider’s marketing personnel. In just four days, this program will enable your personnel to more fully grasp the needs of their oncologists and targeted referring physicians while strengthening their ability to educate referrers about the benefits of PET imaging.
Taking It to the Streets® emphasizes appropriate PET and PET•CT utilization and teaches how to deliver a message to your clients that will increase awareness, influence adoption, and support increased PET and PET•CT utilization. While the content of this seminar is designed specifically around PET and PET•CT imaging, it applies just as effectively to other specialty modalities.
Taking It to the Streets® will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 19 through January 22, 2009. For more information, please contact PETNET Solutions at 1-877-4 PETNET (1-877-473-8638) or mi-lifenet@petnetsolutions.com.
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What's New
18F Sodium Fluoride Bone Imaging
Visit the 18F Sodium Fluoride Bone Imaging clinical module in our new Outreach Resources. Learn more about 18F Sodium Fluoride and basic bone imaging techniques, review studies related to oncology and general orthopedics, and discover how 18F Sodium Fluoride is poised to reenter mainstream clinical imaging.
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