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Payment parity in radiation therapy best serves cancer patients
By Dr. Paul Wallner
Freestanding radiation treatment centers play a vital role in ensuring access to state-of-the-art radiation therapy. But a recent article on AuntMinnie.com about reimbursement rates at these centers provided a misleading picture, according to Dr. Paul Wallner, senior vice president of 21st Century Oncology.
October 16, 2014
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ACR takes humanitarian award nominations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation is accepting nominations for its Global Humanitarian Awards.
October 13, 2014
Study: Overuse of cardiac imaging adds to health costs
By Brian Casey
A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine has concluded that the overuse of cardiac stress testing with medical imaging has contributed to rising healthcare costs.
October 12, 2014
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Shine secures $125M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has won $125 million in debt and equity financing with Deerfield Management of New York City.
October 9, 2014
Social networking no longer optional for radiologists
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists are certainly busy these days, but they had better find the time to use online social networking services and tools in a professional capacity. Their careers just might depend on it, according to an article published online in Academic Radiology.
October 7, 2014
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CMS reopens MU hardship exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it will once again accept hardship exception applications to enable healthcare provides to avoid penalties for not meeting meaningful use (MU) criteria.
October 6, 2014
Study: Mammo false positives cost women money, time
By Kate Madden Yee
Recall visits prompted by false-positive mammograms cost women money -- up to $450 for those who also undergo biopsies, according to a new study published in the Journal of Women's Health. Recalls also cost women in less quantifiable ways, such as time lost at work and anxiety.
October 6, 2014
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CMS delays PET payments during system check
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it will hold claims for FDG-PET scans for solid tumors while it checks its payment system.
October 5, 2014
CapMed+ unveils financing program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CapMed+ has launched a same-day financing program for replacement parts for CT, MRI, x-ray, and other medical equipment.
September 29, 2014
CT lung screening gets Consumer Reports green light
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consumer Reports has included CT lung cancer screening on a list of cancer tests that consumers should receive.
September 24, 2014
Carestream scores deal with Green Bay Packers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has signed the NFL's Green Bay Packers as a new customer.
September 22, 2014
Irish radiology department finds it's not easy being green
By Kate Madden Yee
A new survey found that radiology staff members at a hospital in Ireland were reluctant to take simple actions that could save thousands of dollars in energy costs. Administrators may therefore need to take more extreme actions, such as programming computers to automatically go into sleep mode overnight, to wring out cost savings.
September 22, 2014
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