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Malpractice crisis prompts look at self-insurance
By Brian Casey
SAN DIEGO - Shell-shocked by the high cost of malpractice insurance premiums? You might want to consider self-insuring your practice, says a man who created such a plan, and described the experience to attendees of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) meeting.
June 7, 2004
CMS, NCI to partner in cancer fight
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have announced a collaboration designed to improve the process for bringing anti-cancer drugs to patients.
June 7, 2004
Ophthalmologists eye ultrasound
By Brian Casey
Ophthalmologists are breaking new ground in their use of ultrasound to diagnose disorders of the posterior eye.
May 25, 2004
High-tech rad therapy hospitals face lower reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare facilities that offer the latest in radiation therapy are being hit with the lowest Medicare reimbursement rates, according to an analysis in the upcoming Oncology Issues.
May 24, 2004
SCAI says CMS should boost stent payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new task force report from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions says current payment levels from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for drug-eluting stent procedures are inadequate.
May 20, 2004
Diligent coding means money in the bank for breast imaging
By Shalmali Pal
Twenty-first-century mammographers are truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. Reimbursement rates, as set by Medicare, are so low that mammographers are virtually invited to cut costs by lowering quality. On the other hand, there is tremendous pressure on breast imaging facilities to provide optimal service to all women, with the most serious pressure coming from mammographers themselves.
May 20, 2004
Emageon, IBM partner on financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Enterprise image management firm Emageon of Birmingham, AL, has signed an agreement with IBM that will allow its customers to take advantage of IBM Global Financing (IGF) offerings.
May 18, 2004
CPT codes and the politics of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
It is a bumpy ride, to be sure, but virtual colonoscopy is making steady progress toward the Holy Grail of any new medical test in the U.S.: Medicare reimbursement. The issuance of temporary CPT codes for virtual colonoscopy earlier this year is a major step forward on a political path that has been as tortuous as any colon.
April 29, 2004
Siemens, Mountain States sign clinical IT agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and Mountain States Health Alliance (MHSA) of Johnson City, TN, have signed a deal for the Malvern, PA-based vendor to implement a suite of its clinical IT systems.
April 26, 2004
CMS expands outpatient reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized hospitals to receive special payments under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for three additional drugs and four additional services as new technologies in the outpatient setting.
April 5, 2004
Vale do Javari: One of the world's last wild places
By Brian Casey
The Vale do Javari is an isolated region in the Amazon jungle of Brazil, covering about 20.7 million acres between the Ituí and Itaquaí rivers along the border with Peru and Colombia. The region is home to more than 50 tribal cultures, some of whom have never been contacted by the outside world -- and many of whom who hope that it stays that way.
April 1, 2004
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CBCN seeks input for rural breast cancer community Web site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Breast Cancer Network plans to launch a Web site for women and men in rural, remote locations who have breast cancer.
March 31, 2004
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