The National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) recently regulated the contracting of corporate collective health plans by individual companies. The measure is intended to prevent abuses related to this type of hiring such as, for example, the creation of companies exclusively for this purpose. The regulations establish that the company administering the benefits … Continue lendo
Continuing the search for solutions and tools that benefit its members, the Brazilian Association of Diagnostic Imaging Clinics (ABCDI) signed a new partnership, now with Bionexo, a technology company that offers digital solutions for purchases, sales and supply management In the health area. One of its differentials is the infrastructure in … Continue lendo
The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) alerts clinics to an important issue, especially at the beginning of the year. This is a right of clinics that must be respected: the annual readjustment with health operators within a non-extendable period of 90 days, counted from the beginning of each calendar year as determined by … Continue lendo
The year 2018 marks the eighth edition of the ESOR AIMS Course in Brazil, an event held through a partnership between the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnostics (CBR) and the European School of Radiology (ESOR), an educational institution linked to the European Society of Radiology (ESR). The theme of the event will be Abdominal Oncology and … Continue lendo
Digital mammography is a system in which the film is replaced by detectors that convert the X-ray into an electrical signal. The terms “CR” and “DR” are used to differentiate the types of detectors, with “CR” being synonymous with “Computerized Radiography” and “DR” with “Digital Radiography”. The CR system uses a photostimulable detector, which … Continue lendo
The Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) expresses its full support for the moratorium decreed by the Ministry of Education, which prohibits the creation of new medical schools in the country for a period of five years. The measure was one of the claims taken by the AMB to the ministry, in meetings held in October. The aim is to solve… Continue lendo
The National Mammography Commission of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR), Brazilian Society of Mastology (SBM) and Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (Febrasgo) advises that breast evaluation by ultrasound should include the breasts and underarms, according to the guidelines of the new BI-RADS® (5th edition, 2013). We recommend to … Continue lendo
The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) played an important role in the 90th meeting of the Committee for the Standardization of Information on Supplementary Health (COPISS) that took place on October 25, at the headquarters of the National Agency for Supplementary Health (ANS), in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). In three points that would bring immense financial impacts... Continue lendo
Since June 2017, the Brazilian College of Radiology (CBR) has offered services that wish to join the Imaging Diagnostic Accreditation Program (PADI) the pre-audit modality. This is configured as an independent assessment that provides a diagnosis of your real situation in relation to the requirements of Norma Padi. Interested parties do not need… Continue lendo
The XLVI Brazilian Congress of Radiology (CBR 17) is approaching. The event organized annually by the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) will be held at the Expo Unimed Convention Center, in Curitiba (PR), from October 12th to 14th. Discounted registrations must be made through the event website (www.congressocbr.com.br) by … Continue lendo
