Imaging Leaders: Page 120

Consent and authorization
By Eric Barnes
Part II: Final HIPAA privacy rules could wipe out projected savings, legal experts say
December 21, 2000
HHS releases final HIPAA privacy rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 20, 2000
Higher digital reimbursements are no help for standard mammography
By Eric Barnes
Last Friday Congress passed legislation to raise reimbursements for digital mammography screening, leaving payments for standard mammography untouched. The piecemeal increase was opposed by many mammographers, as well as the American College of Radiology and other organizations that hoped to craft a more balanced solution to the problem of unsustainably low reimbursement.
December 20, 2000
Bill to modify physician referral law dropped for now
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 3, 2000
Bill mandating technologist standards introduced in House
By Eric Barnes
A bill requiring states to set up licensing procedures for radiologic technologists was introduced September 25 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CARE Act will require minimum educational and credentialing standards, both for radiation therapists, and for personnel who perform medical imaging exams.
September 27, 2000
OIG audits are scary but survivable
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
When the Office of the U.S. Inspector General knocks on your door with a compliance audit, it pays to cooperate, says Judy Dye of the University of Arizona Medical Center. Dye should know. Her facility survived an audit; good planning and execution can save yours too, she says.
September 21, 2000
Report predicts HIPAA compliance to cost $25 billion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 19, 2000
fMRI center's push to share data has neuroimagers on edge
By Shalmali Pal
Launched less than three months ago, the National fMRI Data Center has already raised a ruckus in the neuroimaging community. Not only does its director demand raw data before he'll allow studies to be published in a leading journal, he's urging other neuroscience journal editors to follow suit.
September 18, 2000
Biometrics comes of age as security takes center stage
By Eric Barnes
Medical data security covers everthing from the transmission, archiving, and distribution of information all the way to authentication -- making sure users are who they say they are. Biometric authentication isn't science fiction anymore. It's here, and it's starting to get noticed as security needs converge with rapid advances in technology.
September 18, 2000
U.S. fraud and abuse rules create a minefield for imaging vendors
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Most U.S. healthcare providers are all too aware of strict federal and state laws designed to prevent fraud and abuse. But stepped-up enforcement of the laws against medical imaging vendors has caught many firms off-guard. Here's how to protect yourself.
August 30, 2000
CTI sues Bloomberg News
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 28, 2000
Physician sues Medtronic for alleged patent infringement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 16, 2000
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