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Unlock efficiency with radiology workflow orchestration

By Erik L. Ridley

NEW YORK CITY - Does your health system want more efficiency from its radiology services? Then try adopting a radiology workflow orchestration system, according to a presentation on Thursday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium.

September 7, 2017

Radiologists show resilience during Harvey

By Kate Madden Yee

As Tropical Storm Harvey dumped more than 40 inches of rainfall in Houston last month, radiology professionals rose to the occasion to continue providing crucial imaging services. They tell tales of riding out the storm by sleeping in scanner suites and reading images from flooded homes, and they say one thing was key to survival: planning.

September 7, 2017

No need for RBMs: In-house efforts cut imaging rates

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiology practices can reduce the use of inappropriate high-cost imaging exams such as CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, and PET by establishing an in-house imaging utilization management program, thus avoiding external oversight from a radiology benefits management (RBM) firm, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

September 4, 2017

6 things new dept. chairs should know about capital budgets

By Dr. Geoffrey Rubin

You're a newly minted department chair, and you're about to attend your first capital budget meeting, where a proposal for a new MRI scanner is on the agenda. How should you handle it? Fortunately, we have a few tips from Dr. Geoffrey Rubin from Duke University and the Radiology Leadership Institute.

September 4, 2017

Anthem move shows how payors are 'steering' patients

By Kate Madden Yee

In an effort to contain healthcare costs, insurers are resorting to "steering," or pushing patients toward a particular form of imaging service. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the move by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indianapolis to require physicians to get permission for CT and MRI scans in hospital outpatient settings.

August 31, 2017

Most Houston hospitals back online after Harvey

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hospitals in the Houston metropolitan area are beginning to reopen after some were shut down during Tropical Storm Harvey, according to an August 30 report on NPR's "All Things Considered" program.

August 30, 2017

MIPS reporting for 2017: What radiologists need to know

By Carin Carlson

Should radiologists apply for a hardship exemption from the requirements of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the U.S. government's new effort to promote quality in the Medicare system? Carin Carlson of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some guidance.

August 28, 2017

Patients want imaging price information

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients want to know how much an imaging procedure will cost, but healthcare pricing discussions happen in less than half of patient-physician encounters, according to a review published recently in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 24, 2017

Utilization of MSK imaging soars over 2 decades

By Erik L. Ridley

Led by a significant increase in the use of advanced imaging modalities, musculoskeletal imaging utilization in Medicare patients rose considerably over the past two decades, according to research published online August 4 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 16, 2017

MICI Q3: Administrator sentiment remains steady

By Brian Casey

Despite concerns expressed in previous surveys about healthcare reform's effects on their operations, sentiment among radiology administrators remained mostly steady in the third quarter of 2017, according to the latest figures from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).

August 14, 2017

Tips for imaging patients at rehabilitation facilities

By Carin Carlson

Patients in rehabilitation facilities sometimes need imaging services that cannot be provided within the facility itself. Providing these services can be good business for imaging centers, but billing and collections can be challenging if you don't plan ahead. Carin Carlson of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some guidance.

August 13, 2017

Subspecialty, complex patients up radiologist charges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The primary factors affecting the list price for radiologist services are the complexity of a patient's condition and radiologist subspecialization, according to research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute published online July 20 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 8, 2017

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