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Medicare imaging use varies widely at county level
By Kate Madden Yee
In the Medicare population, imaging use and costs vary far more at the county level than at the state level, according to a new study published online March 10 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 19, 2017
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Racial disparities continue in lung cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Racial disparities continue to exist in the treatment and outcomes of patients diagnosed with stage I non-small cell lung cancer, according to research presented at the 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
March 16, 2017
Verma confirmed as CMS chief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare policy consultant Seema Verma has been confirmed as administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
March 13, 2017
Want to boost Twitter hits? Get help from colleagues
By Brian Casey
Looking for a way to boost hits from your facility's Twitter account? Try enlisting your colleagues in promoting your tweets. An article published March 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that web traffic went up when people promoted journal articles with their personal Twitter accounts.
March 12, 2017
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ACR bestows ASRT Foundation with humanitarian award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation has awarded the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation the 2017 Global Humanitarian Award in the Organization category for its efforts to provide radiologic science education for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals working in underserved communities throughout the world.
March 5, 2017
Global ultrasound market to top $6B by 2021
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global ultrasound market is primed to reach $6.86 billion U.S. by 2021, according to a new report by research firm MarketsandMarkets.
March 1, 2017
Video from ECR 2017: Dr. Fiona Gilbert on Brexit & breast screening
VIENNA - The U.K.'s planned exit from the European Union poses a grave threat to the future of imaging research. That's the view of Dr. Fiona Gilbert from the University of Cambridge. In advance of her honorary lecture on Saturday, she also speaks about the persistent controversies in breast cancer screening and the growing potential of digital breast tomosynthesis.
February 28, 2017
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Follow-up imaging is less when rads read ED ultrasounds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients undergo less follow-up imaging when radiologists rather than nonradiologist physicians read ultrasound scans performed in the emergency department (ED), according to a study published online February 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 22, 2017
Survey: Radiologists rated awesome and awful
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new survey of patient satisfaction with radiologists found that most assessments landed at the top or bottom of the scale, with very few in the middle, according to results published online February 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 16, 2017
Medicare coverage gets easier for oncologic PET tracers
By Terri Wilson
In September 2013, Medicare coverage for new oncologic PET radiopharmaceuticals underwent a quiet yet significant change. In a new column, Terri Wilson of Blue Earth Diagnostics explains how the changes are making it easier for providers to receive reimbursement for PET studies with the new radiotracers.
February 16, 2017
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CMS: U.S. health spending to near 20% of GDP by 2025
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. will see a modest increase in healthcare spending between 2016 and 2025, but that growth means the country will spend nearly 20% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare by 2025, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
February 14, 2017
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Tips for transitioning your radiology practice to MIPS
By Maria Calamaro
Are you ready for Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)? Providers need to start collecting data this year as the system -- intended to push U.S. healthcare from volume to value -- prepares to go into full effect in 2018. Fortunately, Maria Calamaro of Healthcare Administrative Partners has some tips.
February 12, 2017
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