Economics: Page 89

Imaging groups weigh in on CT lung screening vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance are weighing in on a negative vote by a Medicare advisory committee regarding coverage of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.
April 30, 2014
Calif. Asian women lag in mammography use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California's Asian women have lower-than-average rates of mammography, according to a new report published by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research.
April 30, 2014
Medicare panel raises doubts about CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Members of a Medicare advisory panel expressed a range of doubts about the benefits of CT lung cancer screening in a meeting on April 30 in Baltimore, giving screening low confidence scores. The question now becomes how the mostly negative panel meeting will shape the debate about Medicare reimbursement over the next six months.
April 30, 2014
Radiology's top tweeters: Dr. James Rawson
By Brian Casey
Our series on the top tweeters in radiology continues with a profile of Dr. James Rawson, also known on Twitter as @Jim_Rawson_MD. With nearly 1,600 followers, Rawson ranks in radiology's top five -- although if you ask him about it, he might not care, as securing a rabid following isn't his goal in the social media world.
April 24, 2014
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CMS publishes agenda for April 30 CT lung screening meeting
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released detailed information in preparation for the April 30 meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee to review the evidence on CT lung cancer screening.
April 23, 2014
Leasing firm partners with ClearMRI on lease financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Top Group Capital, a provider of leasing and financing services to the medical community, is now working with MRI equipment manufacturer ClearMRI Solutions.
April 21, 2014
Oncology group calls Medicare data dump 'misleading'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Community Oncology Alliance lambasted the recent release of Medicare payment data to physicians as "misleading, confusing, and potentially harmful to cancer patients."
April 13, 2014
Economic pressures take toll on Iranian radiology
By Rabia Mughal
Radiologists in Iran have suffered through a series of economic body blows over the past three years, ranging from economic sanctions to currency collapse and misguided government policies. While the worst appears to be over, economic pressures continue to have a dramatic effect on Iranian radiologists.
April 12, 2014
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Radiology ranks No. 7 of Medicare highest-paid specialties
By Kate Madden Yee
Well, it could have been worse. Radiology ranked seventh of the top 10 medical specialties that received the most in Medicare payments in 2012, based on data released April 9 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
April 9, 2014
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ASRT donates $5K to Wash. mudslide recovery efforts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has donated $5,000 to the Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist with relief services.
April 2, 2014
House introduces yet another SGR patch
By Kate Madden Yee
With bipartisan efforts stalled for a permanent repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, two committees in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced yet another patch that would avert cuts to Medicare reimbursement mandated by the SGR.
March 25, 2014
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25% of breast cancer survivors report financial hardship
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Four years after being treated for breast cancer, a quarter of survivors say they are worse off financially, at least in part because of their treatment, according to a new study published online March 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
March 25, 2014
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