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The value of the CIIP: Part 2 -- Workflow optimization
By Luke Bideaux
If utilized correctly, certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIPs) can be tremendously valuable to imaging practices. In the second of a new series of articles, CIIP Luke Bideaux shows how a CIIP's skills in workflow optimization can yield significant cost savings and help to alleviate radiologist burnout.
March 19, 2019
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National Mobile X-Ray buys MMDS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile x-ray, ultrasound, and electrocardiogram technology provider National Mobile X-Ray has purchased MMDS Mobile X-Ray, a mobile x-ray and ancillary services company headquartered in Asheville, NC.
March 18, 2019
Interventional radiologists pull down highest salaries
By Brian Casey
What's not to like about interventional radiology? It's one of the newest medical specialties, and interventional radiologists in the U.S. pulled down higher salaries in 2018 compared with their colleagues in diagnostic radiology, according to the latest data from AuntMinnie.com's SalaryScan survey of medical imaging compensation.
March 18, 2019
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MedPAC: Imaging grows slower than other medical services
By Kate Madden Yee
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) may have published its latest report to the U.S. Congress on March 15, but its findings and recommendations aren't new: The commission continues to focus growth in imaging utilization that occurred more than a decade ago, despite a relatively small volume increase between 2016 and 2017.
March 14, 2019
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Out-of-pocket costs keep women from mammo follow-up
By Kate Madden Yee
U.S. women who have a suspicious finding from a screening mammogram are delaying -- or even skipping altogether -- needed diagnostic exams because of high out-of-pocket costs, according to a study by the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization.
March 14, 2019
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ASTRO updates radiation oncology safety guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published an updated version of its comprehensive radiation oncology safety reference guide.
March 12, 2019
ASRT elects 2019-2020 board of directors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has elected four new officers to serve one-year terms on its 2019-2020 board of directors, following the upcoming ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Orlando, FL.
March 11, 2019
Healthcare cuts to come in 2020 U.S. budget
By Kate Madden Yee
President Donald Trump on March 7 released a budget for 2020 that includes cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as repeal-and-replace measures for the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
March 11, 2019
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ACR opens call for comments on 'egregious' insurer policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is welcoming comments regarding "egregious" insurance payor policies that have negatively affected the practices of ACR members.
March 10, 2019
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Augmented reality cultivates early radiology education
By Abraham Kim
An interactive educational course that uses augmented reality technology to display MRI and CT scans on the user's body improved medical students' image-based understanding of anatomy more than traditional teaching methods did, according to recent research published in Anatomical Sciences Education.
March 10, 2019
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MITA publishes standard for medical imaging service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has published a new standard that outlines requirements for servicing medical imaging equipment.
March 10, 2019
VA identifies radiology reporting delays at Kan. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General has identified a case of delayed abnormal radiology test reporting at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS.
March 7, 2019
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