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Breast imaging providers must lead density education

By Dr. Amy Thurmond

Radiologists are uniquely suited to discuss breast density with patients and should take the lead in patient information efforts, according to Dr. Amy Thurmond of Womens Imaging & Intervention in Oregon. In this column, Thurmond discusses how her practice talks about density with its patients.

April 1, 2015

CMS to hold claims as 21% SGR cut goes into effect

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

As the U.S. healthcare industry waits for the Senate to return to vote on a permanent fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance on how it will handle claims until the fix is implemented.

April 1, 2015

Study: It's tough complying with Calif. dose reporting law

By Eric Barnes

Compliance with California's radiation dose reporting law is difficult because dose reporting processes that rely on manual data entry are unreliable -- at least in the experience of one large institution -- according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

April 1, 2015

CMS renews ACR's data registry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has renewed the American College of Radiology's (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry.

March 31, 2015

Study: Little evidence backs health info exchanges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

While proponents of health information exchanges (HIEs) say they offer benefits such as faster, safer, less expensive, and higher-quality patient care, there's not much current evidence backing the claims, according to research published in the March issue of Health Affairs.

March 25, 2015

Public reporting does not reduce MRI scans for low back pain

By Wayne Forrest

Healthcare regulators looking to reduce overutilization of medical imaging through public reporting of unnecessary procedures may want to find a bigger stick. An analysis in Texas of public reporting of MRI scans for low back pain -- an often unnecessary procedure -- found the initiative to have little effect on procedure growth.

March 25, 2015

How breast centers can make the most of social media

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast centers have a unique opportunity to educate and inform women in their communities, according to a presentation at the recent National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting in Las Vegas. And one of the best ways to do this is through social media.

March 22, 2015

Green tea compounds improve MRI scans in animal study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

By attaching compounds extracted from green tea to contrast nanoparticles, researchers from Germany say they have enhanced MRI scans of malignant tumors in mice.

March 18, 2015

CMS opens review of NaF-18 PET payment policy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened a review of its reimbursement policy on sodium fluoride F-18 (NaF-18) PET imaging that could result in an end to the requirement that PET facilities collect data when performing the scans.

March 17, 2015

Study links overuse of imaging for prostate, breast cancer

By Brian Casey

A new study published online March 12 in JAMA Oncology found that geographic regions where imaging overuse is common for prostate cancer also see high overuse rates of breast cancer imaging -- a very different type of disease. The findings indicate that imaging overuse could have a regional component, a development that might complicate efforts to reduce the phenomenon.

March 11, 2015

CMS approves ACR's lung cancer screening registry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) Lung Cancer Screening Registry.

March 5, 2015

ACR reboots annual meeting with focus on leadership

By Kate Madden Yee

With the launch this spring of its "new and improved" annual meeting, the American College of Radiology (ACR) hopes to inspire its members to take on active leadership roles in their communities and practices. And leadership doesn't only mean serving as the chair of one's practice or board.

March 4, 2015

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