Curbing costs by reforming healthcare is the goal behind the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare.  Doctors and healthcare facilities are already bracing for change especially in the way they are reimbursed for services.

According to a recent article in Diagnostic Imaging, radiology is an area of medicine that has been reimbursed for decades under the fee-for-service model. This model is an unbundled payment system that pays for services individually and one that has been criticized for driving up overall healthcare costs.
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Novel tool streamlines and enhances Physician-to-Physician Communications and improves patient care.

MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY – November 19, 2012. USARAD.com is pleased to
announce a release of unique and universal application currently in beta-testing phase which facilitates communication between any two physicians including radiologist and a referring physician. Advanced software, developed by USARAD’s team of software, IT and web engineers includes a mobile application which works on virtually all mobile platforms and devices. It utilizes Radiology-on-Demand® cloud-based platform in its core.  This solution allows total customization for each and every USARAD.com current and future client and caters to individual referring physician strengthening client’s referring networks.
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WorldRad.com, an International Subsidiary of USARAD.com, Partners with European Teleradiology firm Direct Diagnostic Alliance

Leading US-Based Radiology Service Provider Launches Additional Effort Aimed at International Expansion
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Reston, VA — David C. Chaffin, MD, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent 89th ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference April 21-25, 2012, in Washington, DC.
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MT. LAUREL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XMRI.com and WORLDRAD.com, subsidiaries of leading national outsourced radiology solutions provider USARAD.com, announce a partnership with Egypt-based telemedicine company TELEMED PROVIDERS to promote these specialized subsidiaries throughout the Middle East.

“At the same time, Telemedproviders.com has the existing visibility with patients directly to help drive out second reading service in the area.”

XMRI.com is an innovative medical imaging second opinion service that enables patients to directly obtain expert, rapid reading of their imaging exams over the Internet. The service uses a fully automated Radiology-On-Demand^™ platform that enables easy upload of all imaging modalities. These are interpreted by USARAD.com’s network of board certified fellowship-trained sub-specialty radiologists in the U.S.
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Prostatic artery embolization, a new interventional radiology treatment, may bring hope to men with debilitating symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, say the group of researchers who pioneered its use.

“Having an enlarged prostate is very common in many men over the age of 50, and these new findings provide hope for those who might not be candidates for transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP–and may allow them to avoid serious complications that sometime result from surgery, such as impotence, retrograde ejaculation and urinary incontinence. This could mean that more men have a chance at getting their lives back,” said Francisco Cesar Carnevale, M.D. Ph.D., professor and chief of the interventional radiology section at the Hospital das Clinicas Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
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Brain scans of astronauts who were in space for long periods of time suggest a significant occurrence of a condition that can affect vision.

New research from NASA suggests that prolonged periods of time in space may cause serious damage to your eyes. Brain scan tests were performed on 27 astronauts who had spent an average of 108 days floating in space.
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Leading US-Based Radiology Service Provider Launches Major Effort Aimed at International Expansion

MT. LAUREL, N.J., Mar 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — USARAD.com announces a Joint Venture between its international subsidiary WorldRad.com division and Global Hawk Telemedicine based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to fill the expanding need for quality MRI and CT subspecialty reads in the Middle East. The Joint-Commission accredited USARAD.com will provide U.S. board-certified and highly qualified American Board Certified radiologists in a full range of radiology sub-specialties to contribute to Global Hawk Telemedicine services. Initially, the partnership will operate in Dubai and then expand into other areas in United Arab Emirates and other parts of Middle East.
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