Practice Management: Page 183

CMS streamlines prior authorizations in final rule

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that allows certain payors, providers, and patients to have electronic access to pending and active prior authorization decisions. The move will result in fewer repeated requests for prior authorizations and reduce costs, CMS said.

January 17, 2021

Asians, Hispanics miss out on imaging during pandemic

By Emily Hayes

Hispanic and Asian patients have been significantly less likely to get imaging studies during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating the risk of delayed diagnoses, according to a Brigham and Women's study published January 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 13, 2021

Miss. radiologist dies of COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Mississippi radiologist who was serving on the state's Board of Health has died of complications related to COVID-19, according to an obituary in the Clarion-Ledger of Jackson.

January 12, 2021

Patients in Canada missing recommended cancer screenings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A significant number of people in Canada are missing timely screening tests for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancers, according to a study published January 6 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

January 12, 2021

Report: Scott Atlas deletes Twitter account

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Controversial neuroradiologist Dr. Scott Atlas has deleted his Twitter account, according to news reports.

January 12, 2021

Solis buys Progressive Radiology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging center operator Solis Mammography has acquired Progressive Radiology, an outpatient diagnostic imaging services provider in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

January 11, 2021

Could AI lower malpractice risk for physicians?

By Erik L. Ridley

Although some legal scholars believe that liability concerns could hinder adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) software in personalized medicine, a new study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that physicians who follow the technology's advice may actually be shielded from malpractice liability.

January 11, 2021

Nuance launches AI-powered assistant for healthcare orgs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuance Communications has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant to provide patients with a unified healthcare experience across voice, web, mobile, messenger, and interactions with smart speakers like Alexa, Siri, or Google.

January 10, 2021

Coding changes that will impact radiology in 2021

By Erin Stephens

The big news in revisions to Current Procedural Terminology codes for 2021 is the overhaul of the evaluation and management section. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.

January 7, 2021

MSN touts new CMS clinical data registry measures

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Billing and medical business management firm Management Services Network (MSN) has announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved five new Qualified Clinical Data Registry radiology measures for 2021.

January 6, 2021

Strategic Radiology hires new CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has named Dr. Scott Bundy as CEO, a practicing neuroradiologist with Radiology Associates of North Texas in Dallas-Fort Worth.

January 6, 2021

ACR introduces new virtual educational programming

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center has unveiled a new series of virtual micro-courses for a number of imaging specialties.

January 4, 2021

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