Practice Management: Page 196

Radiologist salaries crack $500,000 in new survey

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The median salary for radiologists in the U.S. was over $500,000, and it was even higher at smaller practices, according to the latest results from a physician compensation survey by the American Medical Group Association.

September 8, 2020

SNMMI updates ventilation study guidance

By Rebekah Moan

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has updated its statement regarding the use of ventilation/perfusion lung studies during the COVID-19 pandemic to recognize that sometimes these studies are clinically necessary.

September 7, 2020

Nuclear medicine volume plummets due to COVID-19

By Rebekah Moan

It's no secret COVID-19 has disrupted nuclear medicine clinical practice, research, and work environments. However, a new survey by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging quantifies the effects: nearly 80% of respondents saw declines of 50% to 75% in non-PET nuclear medicine procedures.

September 7, 2020

CMS approves payments for Viz.ai software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a reimbursement structure to pay for the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) application from software developer Viz.ai to analyze stroke images.

September 2, 2020

Premera, Covera partner to include radiology benefit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Insurance provider Premera Blue Cross has partnered with clinical analytics firm Covera Health to include radiology as a benefit option for its members.

September 1, 2020

VA, Rad-Planning publish imaging services design guide

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has published a new version of its Imaging Services Design Guide in collaboration with consulting firm Radiology-Planning (Rad-Planning).

August 31, 2020

Radiologist scrutinized for 'herd immunity' COVID theory

By Brian Casey

A radiologist tapped by President Donald Trump as an advisor on the COVID-19 pandemic was the subject of an August 31 profile in the Washington Post. The article focused on a controversial "herd immunity" theory espoused by Dr. Scott Atlas to build up a resistance to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

August 31, 2020

Pa. man wins $11M award for MRI brain damage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Pennsylvania man whose brain was damaged by an allergic reaction to gadolinium during an MRI procedure has won a jury award of $11 million, according to a report published in the Altoona Mirror on August 27.

August 30, 2020

Collaborative Imaging taps new CTO, CCO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologist-owned alliance Collaborative Imaging has made two new executive appointments, appointing a new chief technology officer (CTO) and chief compliance officer (CCO).

August 30, 2020

VA investigates COVID-19 staff exposure in Oregon

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Investigators from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have determined that there were no communication missteps when a patient with COVID-19 was sent from the emergency department to radiology at a VA facility in Portland.

August 27, 2020

No need to defer cancer treatment for fear of COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients shouldn't postpone their cancer treatment for fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection by visiting healthcare facilities, according to a research letter published online August 27 in JAMA Oncology. Researchers found little risk of infection if appropriate disinfection protocols are followed.

August 26, 2020

Technologist paints pictures of those fighting COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A radiologic technologist in Indiana is sharing inspiring stories by painting pictures of frontline healthcare workers fighting COVID-19, according to published reports.

August 24, 2020

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