Jonathan S. Batchelor[email protected]PACS/VNAFilmless OR increases efficiency, workflowRadiology touches almost all other areas of medical practice, and it's no longer sufficient for PACS technology to be restricted to the radiology department. In fact, PACS capabilities in the operating room (OR) have become very important from a workflow and efficiency standpoint.August 28, 2006Molecular ImagingAuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging InsiderAugust 27, 2006Practice ManagementRevenue cycle review helps imaging centers face challenges to comeU.S. imaging centers will be facing significant reimbursement reductions in their revenue stream in 2007. Although the road ahead appears daunting, there are steps that administrators can take to tune and maximize their imaging center's revenue cycle now. By implementing these processes over the next few months, a practice stands a better chance of meeting the challenges of the coming year.August 24, 2006Practice ManagementAuntMinnie.com Imaging Center InsiderAugust 20, 2006Practice ManagementReassignment rule proposal offers mixed bag for imagingThe recently published 2007 proposal for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) brings mostly bad news for diagnostic imaging as interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiology are faced with double-digit cuts in reimbursement. The one bright spot in this year's MPFS proposal is that CMS may finally be ready to tackle the issue of imaging self-referral via significant changes to the reassignment rule.August 17, 2006Nuclear MedicinePET/CT implementation needs investigationLaunching a PET/CT program can put a practice on the cutting edge of diagnostic medicine and bolster its capture of other imaging services. However, implementing PET/CT is not a trivial undertaking, and practices need to do some careful background investigation work before implementation.August 8, 2006ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderAugust 6, 2006CTCalcium CT scoring loss leader drives downstream benefitLAS VEGAS - The implementation of a cardiac CT program can bolster the reputation of a practice, increase its volume and revenue, improve patient and referring physician satisfaction, and enhance interspecialty collaboration, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting.August 2, 2006Practice ManagementDRA cuts affect more than imaging providersLAS VEGAS - The proposed imaging reimbursement reductions outlined in the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 will impact much more than U.S. outpatient-based diagnostic imaging providers. Medicare beneficiaries, investors, financiers, and medical research and development will all bear the burden of the cuts, according to a presentation at this week's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting.August 1, 2006ISWorkflow, communication tools offer new hope for productivityLAS VEGAS - A radiologist in 2015 will be responsible for reviewing more than 600,000 images a day, but new medical imaging informatics can help mitigate interpretation overload. And imaging practices can start preparing now for the challenges ahead by conducting reviews of their productivity and workflow, according to a presentation Monday at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting.July 31, 2006Previous PagePage 17 of 82Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalGAE reduces pain biomarkers in knee osteoarthritisGenicular artery embolization (GAE) significantly reduces key biomarkers that drive pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Residents/FellowsRace, ethnicity influence educational debt among radiology-bound MDsMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumePractice ManagementImaging experts hope NSA enforcement bill delivers on accountabilityCTPET/CT identifies bone demineralization in breast cancer patients
