Practice Management: Page 185

Coding changes that will impact radiology practices in 2020

By Erin Stephens

With the new year comes the annual revision of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that practices have to be aware of. Fortunately for diagnostic radiology, the changes for 2020 are relatively few, according to Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners.

January 20, 2020

Week in Review: The end of x-ray shielding? | Norris gadolinium suit dismissed | MRI volume grows

By Brian Casey

January 17, 2020

RSNA 2019 attendance edges down 2.2%

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Overall attendance at RSNA 2019 decreased by 2.2%, according to new numbers released by the society. Total attendance at the Chicago meeting was 51,800 attendees, compared with overall attendance of 52,985 in 2018.

January 16, 2020

ACR raises concerns about PA supervision rule changes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), informing the agency of its concerns regarding changes to physician supervision requirements for physician assistants (PAs).

January 16, 2020

Investigation into Swedish MRI accident moves forward

By Philip Ward

The investigation into last year's MRI accident at Sunderby Hospital in Luleå in Sweden continues to move ahead. Investigators appear to be focusing on why a specialist nurse was wearing a weighted vest within the mobile MRI scanner's magnetic field -- and the answer could determine who was ultimately responsible.

January 16, 2020

Strategic Radiology adds NC practice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has added a radiology practice in Gastonia, NC, to its ranks.

January 15, 2020

Bracco: Norris gadolinium MRI contrast suit is dismissed

By Brian Casey

A high-profile lawsuit regarding the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast filed by martial arts actor Chuck Norris and his wife against contrast developer Bracco Imaging has been voluntarily dismissed, according to the company. Neither side paid any settlement, and both agreed to pay their own legal fees, according to a January 16 press statement.

January 15, 2020

Survey: Doctors would take pay cut to reduce burnout

By Abraham Kim

Some 50% of physicians queried in a new survey said they would take a salary reduction of as much as $50,000 annually to reduce burnout. And 46% of radiologists reported feeling burned out, ranking them sixth among all medical specialties, according to a January 15 report from Medscape.

January 15, 2020

ASRT: Enrollment down for radiologic technology programs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The number of students enrolling in radiologic technology programs trended downward in 2019, according to a report released by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

January 14, 2020

ASTRO names new editor in chief for clinical journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has chosen Dr. Robert Amdur to serve as editor in chief of its clinical practice journal Practical Radiation Oncology, effective January 1, 2021.

January 14, 2020

ACR rolls out update to appropriateness criteria

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added one new topic and revised seven others in a newly released update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

January 13, 2020

Can QA sessions help technologists read mammograms?

By Theresa Pablos

Would the use of technologists to interpret screening mammograms be a viable option if their performance were improved through regular quality assurance (QA) sessions with radiologists? Maybe, but not by much, according to the findings of a new study from the Netherlands published on January 7 in Radiology.

January 13, 2020

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