Practice Management: Page 192

FDA seeks patient engagement in device design, development

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published draft guidance on how device manufacturers should engage patients when designing medical devices.

September 23, 2019

ACR, SIIM announce winners of AI pneumothorax challenge

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) have released the results of their first joint machine-learning challenge to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for the detection of pneumothorax on x-ray.

September 23, 2019

Technologist licensure bill introduced in Pa.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would require licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy technologists has been introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

September 22, 2019

Rads with lifetime certification more likely to ignore MOC

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists with lifetime American Board of Radiology certificates are less likely to participate in the board's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, while radiologists with time-limited certificates are more inclined, according to a study published online September 19 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 22, 2019

ViewRay subject to class-action lawsuits

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A New York City law firm has joined several other firms in filing class-action litigation against image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay.

September 19, 2019

DenseBreast-info.org, Yale to host social media event

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast density education group DenseBreast-info.org plans to host its second annual social media education event, #DenseBreastDay, on September 25, in conjunction with Yale Medicine.

September 19, 2019

ACR debuts patient-oriented educational offerings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology has acquired the My CT Colonography center online locator tool from Bracco Diagnostics and also launched a free toolkit aimed at helping referring physicians talk to patients about breast screening.

September 18, 2019

Philips, PURE partner on Rwandan teleultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has teamed with PURE (Point-of-care Ultrasound in Resource-limited Environments) to develop a teleultrasound mentorship program in Rwanda.

September 18, 2019

Accuray publishes guide to Medicare payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray has published an informational guide to help radiation oncology practices understand the proposed Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement changes described in the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model.

September 18, 2019

Court decides compensation for Mumbai MRI death

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Bombay High Court has ordered the municipal government of Mumbai to pay interim compensation of approximately $14,000 U.S. to an Indian family whose relative was killed in an MRI accident at a hospital in January 2018.

September 17, 2019

SNMMI sets submission schedule for 2020 meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has adjusted its schedule for abstract submissions for its 2020 annual meeting.

September 17, 2019

ProScan accused of submitting fraudulent MRI claims

By Wayne Forrest

A whistleblower lawsuit has alleged that Cincinnati-based imaging services provider ProScan submitted thousands of reimbursement claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for MRI interpretations that were performed by physician assistants instead of radiologists.

September 16, 2019

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