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Is your RVU strategy leaving money on the table?
By Don Rodden and Jill Briggs
Most physician practices are multimillion dollar businesses, but some are leaving millions of dollars on the table because they don't adequately monitor their relative value units (RVUs). In this column, Don Rodden and Jill Briggs from HealthPro Medical Billing explain why you may need a better RVU strategy.
May 31, 2016
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Correct coding and reimbursement for hepatobiliary scans
By Donna Richmond
What are the correct coding procedures for nuclear medicine hepatobiliary scans? If you're not sure, don't worry -- Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions is here to help with her latest column.
May 26, 2016
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3 ways radiologists can prepare for MACRA
By Kate Madden Yee
Like it or not, the shift from fee-for-service to quality-based Medicare payments is on the horizon, sparked by the passage last year of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). So how can radiologists best navigate the new model?
May 25, 2016
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ASNR 2016: Race and sex affect who gets brain imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Patient factors such as race and sex influence the use of neuroimaging for stroke, according to research presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology annual meeting (ASNR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 25, 2016
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5 ways to create a culture of safety in radiology
By Dr. Nicolas Argy
What must radiology do to create a culture of safety that reduces medical errors and improves radiologist performance? In this article, Dr. Nicolas Argy offers five simple steps that radiology departments can take to create an environment in which discrepant readings are identified, reported, and used as learning opportunities.
May 23, 2016
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A new strategy to profit from interventional radiology
By Cecilia Kronawitter, Mark F. Weiss
A confluence of trends has created a new business opportunity for interventional radiologists: profiting from the ownership of interventional radiology ambulatory surgery centers. In this article, Mark Weiss and Cecilia Kronawitter discuss this evolving new trend.
May 22, 2016
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Bill would give 'practitioner' status to rad assistants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation has been introduced into the U.S. Congress that would add radiologist assistants to the list of professions that have nonphysician practitioner status under Medicare rules.
May 18, 2016
ACR Foundation presents humanitarian awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation presented two individual humanitarian awards and two group awards at its annual meeting in Washington, DC.
May 17, 2016
ACR 2016: Brain imaging use explodes in emergency rooms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of advanced medical imaging for brain applications in the emergency setting in the U.S. exploded from 1994 to 2012, according to a study presented this week at the American College of Radiology annual meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2016
ACR 2016: Referring docs favor talk over decision support
By Kate Madden Yee
Referring physicians prefer to talk to radiologists rather than use decision-support software when deciding what imaging exams are appropriate for their patients, according to a presentation delivered at the American College of Radiology annual meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2016
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Conn. Senate passes DBT reimbursement bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill that would require insurance companies to pay for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams.
May 4, 2016
BMJ: Medical error is 3rd leading cause of U.S. deaths
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More people die from medical errors in the U.S. than any other cause, with the exception of heart disease and cancer, according to a new report published May 4 in BMJ.
May 4, 2016
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