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Neurostar nets financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS technology provider Neurostar Solutions has received $5 million in financing from Eastside Partners, a private equity fund that focuses on companies in the financial, healthcare, and information technology fields.

November 27, 2006

SourceMedical introduces RIS/PACS upgrade

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Information management firm SourceMedical has debuted an upgraded version of SourceRad, an integrated application service provider (ASP)-delivered RIS/PACS/billing system, at the 2006 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 26, 2006

In a spirit of giving: Medical donations make a difference

By Sydney Schuster

Medical equipment donation has become quite popular in the last few years, thanks to generous tax incentives in the U.S., and the improved capability of matching donors with recipients via the Internet -- not to mention the immeasurable goodwill factor. AuntMinnie.com offers some basic guidelines on equipment donation.

November 20, 2006

3M, Quovadx join forces

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3M Health Information Systems and information technology (IT) application developer Quovadx have joined forces in a healthcare IT initiative.

November 13, 2006

Medicare slashes PET payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced new payment rates for hospital outpatient services that include sharp reductions in payments for cardiac and oncology PET studies.

November 5, 2006

A-Life Medical introduces practice management system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Billing and computerized coding vendor A-Life Medical of San Diego has released the Fusion3 practice management system that utilizes patented natural language processing (NLP) technology for medical billing.

October 26, 2006

CodeRyte, Evolutions partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Practice management and billing services firm Evolutions of St. Louis has partnered with CodeRyte, an Internet-based medical coding technology and services provider, for use of its automated coding products, CodeAssist and CodeComplete.

October 22, 2006

GAO: CMS needs to improve IT security

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A report from the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) chides the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for missing some key information security controls and not effectively implementing existing ones.

October 3, 2006

Documentation makes all the reimbursement difference

Everyone knows the so-called golden rule of radiology coding -- if it isn't documented, it didn't happen. And if it didn't happen, you're not going to get paid. Providing proper documentation isn't easy, but facilities need to ensure that their staff understand and follow documentation requirements to help with the reimbursement process, as well as to avoid legal issues.

October 3, 2006

CMS starts nine-day hold on Medicare claims payment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Starting today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will put a hold on payment for all Medicare claims through September 30.

September 21, 2006

Siemens makes multimillion-dollar donation to Clinton initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions announced this morning at the annual Clinton Global Initiative Summit (CGI) that it would commit $10 million in medical diagnostic equipment, water treatment equipment, and financial support to rural communities in China as part of the company's new affiliation with CGI.

September 20, 2006

MRI and CT imaging: How fast can reimbursement be cut?

The explosion in MRI and CT utilization has driven the cost of these services to the point where these techniques are now being scrutinized by payors. Dr. Howard Forman, associate editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, takes a look at MRI and CT utilization and reimbursement -- and cautions practices to prepare for a more rate-restrictive environment.

September 19, 2006

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