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  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: July 2010

  • SDMS Legislative Alert: Member Call to Action

    There is renewed interest in the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Bill (H.R. 3652) as the result of a recent media focus on the issue of medical imaging (specifically ionizing radiation) and patient safety. Additionally, the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce (E&C) held a hearing on this issue in February 2010.

    The CARE bill would establish national certification standards for non-physician providers of medical imaging services, including sonographers. The E&C is hoping to bring the CARE bill up for consideration in May.

    We are asking you to contact your Representative’s office in Washington, D.C. Your message include the following points:

    • You are a constituent
    • You are a clinically practicing sonographer (or educator)
    • Ask them to support passage of the CARE bill
    • Ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor of the CARE bill before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce considers the bill
    • If your Representative is already a CARE bill sponsor, thank them for their support

    It is important that we have as many co-sponsors of the CARE bill sign on to support the bill before it comes up for a committee vote.

    • CARE Bill (H.R. 3652): Click here to read the bill

    • Testimony of Charlotte Henningsen: Submitted to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health - “Medical Radiation: An Overview of the Issues” - February 26, 2010 [more...]

    • The New York Times: Patient Safety Issue [more...]

    • CARE Bill Co-Sponsors: Click here to view a complete list of the current co-sponsors for the CARE bill (H.R. 3652)

    • Make Your Voice Heard: Click here to contact your representative today

  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: October 2009 / November 2009 / December 2009


  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: May 2009 / June 2009 / July 2009


  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: February 2009 / March 2009 / April 2009


  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: November 2008 / December 2008 / January 2009


  • SDMS PAC Sentinel: August / September / October 2008


  • Senate report considers financial penalties for inappropriate imaging - Diagnostic Imaging: Financial penalties would be enforced against physicians who frequently recommend inappropriate medical imaging under a set of policy options outlined in a potentially influential report issued April 30 by the Senate Finance Committee….[more...]

  • On April 13, 2008, the SDMS Board of Directors authorized the creation of the SDMS Political Action Committee (SDMS PAC). The SDMS PAC will assist in efforts to represent sonographer interests at the federal level, including, but not limited to, efforts to pass the CARE bill. For more information about the SDMS PAC, see our "Frequently Asked Questions" page.

      

    There are two sides to every coin...with this coin, both sides benefit everyone. Support the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) bill (H.R. 583 and S. 1042)!

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