Several organizations have formed the Imaging e-Ordering Coalition to advocate for electronic ordering of diagnostic imaging procedures aided with decision-support software.
Coalition members will educate policy makers and health care providers. Members argue that efforts to build incentives into electronic prescribing of medications should be broadened to include e-ordering of diagnostic imaging.
The coalition will ask lawmakers to include e-ordering in the development of health care system incentives for Medicare and Medicaid programs, among others.
Charter members of the Imaging e-Ordering Coalition include the American College of Radiology, Center for Diagnostic Imaging, GE Healthcare, Medicalis Corp., Merge Healthcare and Nuance Communications Inc.
The coalition does not yet have a Web site. For information on membership, call the lobbying firm Holland & Knight at 202-457-7004.
--Joseph Goedert
JUN 16, 2009 11:37am ET
Groups Push E-Ordering of Diagnostic Imaging
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