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eRAD installs insurance module in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor eRAD has installed its eRAD Insurance Eligibility and Verification module at Elite Imaging, which has 15 centers across Florida.
November 23, 2015
NeoCoil launches Android tablet for MRI suites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NeoCoil has introduced an Android tablet that is safe for patients to use in the MRI scanning environment.
November 22, 2015
Straight Talk From the PACSman: PACS and proverbs
By Michael J. Cannavo
Is it ever OK for salespeople to withhold information that could make a difference in meeting customers' needs? Is it the vendor's responsibility to ask all the right questions, or the end user's? PACSman Michael J. Cannavo ponders these questions and more in his latest article.
November 18, 2015
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10 ways to build relationships with referring physicians
By Kyle Bolton
Referrals are the lifeblood of every successful private radiology center. But how does a center gain referrals and then keep them? You need more than just clinical competence, according to radiology marketing expert Kyle Bolton of Vital Signs.
November 17, 2015
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AMIA urges CMS to rethink payment policies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Officials from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use new payment policies to reassess how providers are required to use informatics tools, and to rethink how quality is measured in a digital world.
November 16, 2015
CMS pushes back deadline for imaging decision support
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed its January 1, 2017, deadline for physicians to start ordering advanced imaging studies with clinical decision-support software that is based on appropriate use criteria.
November 10, 2015
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Yelp reveals what patients value about imaging services
By Kate Madden Yee
The online consumer ratings website Yelp.com isn't just for restaurant reviews: Patients are using it to grade their imaging center experiences, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 10, 2015
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Simulator training helps nonrads read chest x-rays
By Brian Casey
Nonradiologists can be taught to better detect nodules on chest radiographs using a training program that simulates a real-world radiology environment, rather than through more traditional didactic methods, according to a new study in the November Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 9, 2015
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CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.
November 8, 2015
The price is wrong? Residents unclear on cost of imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Bob Barker might be horrified, but radiology trainees have limited knowledge of the costs of commonly performed imaging studies. The finding is bad news in a healthcare environment in which physicians are increasingly expected to help curb expenditures, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 5, 2015
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Most patients prefer portals for test results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients tend to prefer Web portals for receiving the results of common medical tests, according to a study from Georgetown University Medical Center.
November 3, 2015
RBM program with no denials still reduced imaging use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology benefits management (RBM) program that did not allow outpatient advanced imaging studies to be denied still produced a large, prolonged decrease in advanced imaging utilization and costs for a large state Medicaid program, according to a study by RBM firm HealthHelp.
November 2, 2015
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