Schedule interval and average time to perform US exams

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR), considering the relevant demand from public and private institutions regarding the minimum interval time for scheduling exams and the average time for performing Ultrasound exams, thus considering it to be notorious that both the average time for scheduling exams … Continue lendo

Moratorium on opening medical schools

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

AMB releases update of shipping table and Operating Cost Unit

The Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) recently released the update of the Operating Cost Unit present in the Brazilian Hierarchical Classification of Medical Procedures (CBHPM), which is an important reference in the Brazilian health market and also recognized by the supplementary health system for creating the Terminology Supplementary Health Unified Health System (TUSS), in addition to being used as … Continue lendo

Opinion on breast and armpit ultrasound

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

CBR will be present at the RSNA Congress

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) will be present with a stand at the 103rd edition of the Congress of the Society of Radiology of North America (RSNA), which will take place between November 26th and December 1st, in Chicago, in the United States. The space will be a meeting point and reference … Continue lendo

Check out the themes of the next editions of Estúdio CBR

Estúdio CBR, a program broadcast live on Workplace, in which specialists discuss the most varied subjects related to radiology on a weekly basis, has been a great success. Presented by the President of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR), Dr. Manoel de Souza Rocha, and by the director of the entity, Dr. Rogério Caldana, the program … Continue lendo

Discover the cities that will host the CBR Update Course in 2018

The Update Course of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) in partnership with its affiliated state associations will be held on March 23 and 24, simultaneously in 18 Brazilian capitals. In its ninth year, the event is considered an itinerant congress, divided into different venues, due to the number of classes … Continue lendo

CIR online refresher course registration is open

From December 4th, the V Update Course of the Inter-American College of Radiology (CIR) will be held, whose theme will be “Thyroid Imaging Diagnosis: from A to Z”. The activity will be online and will last 15 days, ending on December 20th. Applications can be made up to… Continue lendo

CBR shows strength at ANS COPISS meeting

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

ANS updates List of Procedures for 2018

On November 7th, the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) released its new list, a new list of procedures that must be covered by health plans as of January 2nd, 2018. In total, 18 procedures were performed. added, among exams, therapies and surgeries. Below is a list of procedures… Continue lendo