Practice Management: Page 224

RSNA 2018 to feature radiology 'escape room'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The upcoming RSNA 2018 conference will feature a radiology-themed "escape room," in which participants are locked in a room and can only escape by solving a series of puzzles.

October 11, 2018

ASTRO releases new prostate radiation therapy guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new guideline for treating early-stage prostate cancer using external-beam radiation therapy. It was published October 11 in Practical Radiation Oncology.

October 11, 2018

MRI safety certification set for Australia, New Zealand

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety has scheduled MRI safety certification exams in Australia and New Zealand for early next year.

October 10, 2018

Calif. imaging center CEO arrested in $284M fraud scheme

By Brian Casey

The CEO of a group of Southern California imaging center companies has been arrested on charges that he ran an elaborate kickback scheme, in which doctors were paid for patient referrals within the state workers' compensation system.

October 10, 2018

UnitedHealthcare will review imaging site of care

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Effective January 1, healthcare insurer UnitedHealthcare said it will conduct "site of care" reviews during the prior authorization process for certain hospital outpatient MRI and CT studies as part of the payor's initiative to shift imaging from hospitals to freestanding imaging facilities.

October 9, 2018

SBI prepares to launch breast imaging journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) is teaming up with Oxford University Press to launch the Journal of Breast Imaging, a new peer-reviewed journal devoted solely to breast imaging topics.

October 9, 2018

CMS signs participants for new payment model

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that 1,299 healthcare entities have signed on to participate in the administration's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) payment model.

October 8, 2018

ESR, GE form AI partnership for ECR 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and GE Healthcare have formed an exclusive artificial intelligence (AI) partnership for ECR 2019, running 27 February to 3 March 2019 in Vienna.

October 8, 2018

Veritas rebrands former GE value-based care unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Private equity investment firm Veritas Capital has completed its acquisition of GE Healthcare's former Value-Based Care Solutions Group and renamed it as Virence Health Technologies.

October 8, 2018

Virginia Tech students benefit from new US technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke has debuted ultrasound technology for the classroom that consists of portable machines outfitted with 12-lead electrocardiogram technology.

October 8, 2018

Cancer death disparities linked to poverty, lifestyle

By Rebekah Moan

Yale researchers have found that disparities in cancer death rates are linked to poverty and lifestyle factors across the U.S. The factors may provide public health experts with specific targets for potentially reducing such disparities, the researchers said.

October 8, 2018

ACR names new executive vice president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has named Charles Apgar as executive vice president of the ACR Center for Research and Innovation.

October 7, 2018

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