Practice Management: Page 190

Siemens Healthineers posts dip in Q4 revenues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers posted a 2% decline in revenues for the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Net income also slipped for the period, but the company expressed satisfaction with the results given the "historically challenging environment."
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You get what you pay for with Groupon scans
By Brian Casey
Wellness companies are marketing medical imaging scans directly to consumers as a way to assuage the "worried well" about their health. At the same time, internet-based services like Groupon enable consumers to leverage the power of volume for massive price discounts. Combine the two -- what could go wrong?
November 1, 2020
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Prelude highlights ASTRO data on breast cancer risk test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular diagnostics developer Prelude presented data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2020 annual meeting showing that its DCISionRT test can reclassify breast cancer risk in women.
October 29, 2020
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Change in imaging use shows COVID-19's impact
By Joe Constance
A new analysis of imaging utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the outbreak's more severe impact on people of color and those of lower socioeconomic status, according to research published online ahead of print on October 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 29, 2020
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Radiation therapy access grows, but not in rural areas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of radiation therapy facilities in the U.S. has grown by 17% in recent years, but they tend to be based in more populated areas, so some rural patients may still be missing out, according to a new study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
October 28, 2020
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Race, ethnicity vary in radiation therapy trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Asian Americans are underrepresented in U.S. radiation therapy clinical trials relative to population size, while Black Americans are nearly on par, according to a study presented on October 27 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
October 28, 2020
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SNNMI joins doc groups criticizing 'COVID-19 inflation' theory
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A wide range of physician groups -- including the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) -- are criticizing statements made by President Donald Trump recently that physicians are inflating the number of deaths from COVID-19 for financial gain.
October 26, 2020
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Patients fine with COVID-19 lung cancer screening delays
By Kate Madden Yee
The majority of patients aren't concerned about delays in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results published October 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 26, 2020
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fMRI rates drop due to decrease in Medicare reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The rate of fMRI steadily increased from 2007-2014 but has become stagnant since due to potential barriers like inadequate reimbursement, according to a new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study.
October 22, 2020
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CT volume yet to rebound to pre-COVID-19 levels
By Emily Hayes
The volume of CT studies performed in the U.S. has recovered since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as of the end of September, it was still far below prepandemic expectations, according to registry study data published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 22, 2020
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RSNA to hold workflow, AI webinars
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA plans to hold two webinars at the end of this month that will cover the topics of workflow and artificial intelligence (AI).
October 21, 2020
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ACR names service award winners ahead of 2021 annual meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has announced the names of honorees to be recognized for contributions to the specialty and service to the organization at its next annual meeting, which is set to be held from May 16-19, 2021.
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