Practice Management: Page 201

How radiologists can avoid appropriate use penalties
By Sandy Coffta
Is your radiology practice ready for new Medicare requirements on appropriate use and clinical decision support? Or more accurately, are your referring physicians ready? Well they better be, or else your practice could be paying the price. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.
June 9, 2019
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ASTRO commends new prior authorization legislation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is lauding bipartisan federal legislation that would curb restrictive prior authorization practices that delay patient access to critical cancer treatments.
June 6, 2019
NY Times: Mammography sites pamper patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography facilities are resorting to spa-like amenities like heated robes, soft music, and scent diffusers to create relaxing environments that are more enticing to women, according to a June 6 article in the New York Times.
June 6, 2019
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MICI Q2: Cautious optimism prevails in radiology
By Brian Casey
Radiology administrators are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for the second quarter of 2019. But concerns about pre-authorization for imaging studies and the growing migration of imaging exams to outpatient facilities is causing concern, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).
June 6, 2019
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ASRT names life members, fellows
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is preparing to award life member status to three members, and the status of fellow to three other members at its Annual Governance and House of Delegates meeting in June.
June 5, 2019
Insightec nets reimbursement in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR-guided focused ultrasound developer Insightec said that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare will now provide reimbursement for the use of the company's Exablate Neuro device in treating essential tremor.
June 4, 2019
Beware of bias when it comes to residency candidates
By Kate Madden Yee
The physical appearance of radiology residency candidates in their application photographs could affect whether they're asked for an interview, according to a study published May 28 in Academic Medicine.
June 4, 2019
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ACR, SIIM, STR announce AI challenge for pneumothorax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A machine-learning challenge to develop algorithms for the detection of pneumothorax on x-ray is being hosted by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), and the Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), along with imaging artificial intelligence (AI) developer MD.ai.
June 2, 2019
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ABR executive director will retire in 2020
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Longtime American Board of Radiology (ABR) Executive Director Dr. Valerie Jackson said she will retire by July 1, 2020.
May 30, 2019
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Ambra expands customer list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cloud-based software company Ambra Health said it has signed on 57 new customers so far in 2019 for its image exchange and storage platform.
May 30, 2019
ISMRM appoints new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) named Lawrence Wald, PhD, as its new president at the conclusion of its annual meeting this month in Montreal.
May 30, 2019
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Royal Solutions awarded Conn. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cloud electronic health record provider Royal Solutions Group has deployed its Royal Kiosks for patients and technologists at Naugatuck Valley Radiology in Connecticut.
May 29, 2019
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