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ISCT: Who's responsible for radiology's value chain?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - In a healthcare environment characterized by tight resources -- and, at least until recently, a shift from volume- to value-based care payment models -- who should be responsible for radiology's value chain: the department or the hospital?
June 7, 2017
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Exempt from MIPS? Think again about participating as a group
By Maria Calamaro
Has your group practice received a MIPS participation status letter from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)? Trying to figure out what to do with it? Don't make a move without reading the latest column from Maria Calamaro at Healthcare Administrative Partners.
June 1, 2017
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Odds of late breast cancer increase in isolated areas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The odds of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer are higher for women living in isolated white communities, according to a study published online May 5 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
May 30, 2017
AI firm Viz nets $7.5M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) medical imaging start-up Viz has completed a round of financing that raised $7.5 million.
May 23, 2017
ACR 2017: Can wellness advice get radiologists active?
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - If sitting is the new smoking, then radiologists have a bad habit to kick. Fortunately, teaching them ways to be more active can have a positive effect, according to a presentation at this week's American College of Radiology (ACR) annual meeting.
May 23, 2017
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SonaCare points to new Medicare HIFU reimbursement code
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer SonaCare Medical said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has accepted a reimbursement code application for HIFU prostate tissue ablation.
May 22, 2017
ACR 2017: Rads can take patient calls, keep privacy
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - With minimal effort and alias phone numbers, radiologists at the University of Pennsylvania devised a way to take calls from patients about their imaging results and not have the interactions interfere with off-hour activities, according to a study presented Sunday at the American College of Radiology (ACR) annual meeting.
May 21, 2017
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ACR 2017: Rads top list for Medicare patients served
By Kate Madden Yee
So maybe this is why you feel so busy: Radiologists serve more Medicare beneficiaries per capita than any other medical specialty, according to a study being presented at this week's American College of Radiology (ACR) meeting in Washington, DC.
May 21, 2017
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Study links ACA with earlier cancer diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being credited for a slight shift to earlier diagnosis for patients with three major cancers, according to a study being presented next month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.
May 18, 2017
MRI training improves performance, patient satisfaction
By Wayne Forrest
By training MRI technologists in advanced communication skills, outpatient imaging centers can improve equipment utilization, hourly scan rates, and patient satisfaction, all while avoiding the potential loss of business to competing facilities.
May 16, 2017
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Increases in ED imaging use aren't across-the-board
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of CT and MRI in the emergency department (ED) has grown over the past 20 years, but that growth varies from one disease to another, and it appears to be concentrated on a limited number of conditions, according to a study published online May 5 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2017
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Massive cyberattack cripples U.K. health services
By Eric Barnes
England and Scotland have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack that has compromised National Health Service facilities in both countries, including radiology services, according to news and social media reports from affected facilities.
May 11, 2017
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