Practice Management: Page 231

International congress fixed for Egypt in January

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The 5th African Society of Radiology conference (ASR 2019) and the 54th annual conference of the Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (ESRNM) will be held jointly in Cairo from 16 to 19 January 2019.

August 13, 2018

Neiman forms AI research partnership with Georgia Tech

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) are teaming up to launch the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL), a new research center that will apply big-data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to large-scale medical claims databases.

August 13, 2018

Ill. enacts breast density reporting law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gov. Bruce Rauner approved the Illinois Breast Density Reporting Law on August 10, making Illinois the 36th state to mandate reporting of dense breast tissue to patients.

August 13, 2018

ACR unveils new version of LI-RADS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released a new version of its Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS): CT/MRI LI-RADS v2018.

August 13, 2018

Nuclear medicine duties not always shared equally

By Wayne Forrest

What's in a name? Apparently a lot when it comes to nuclear medicine. Physicians who identify themselves as nuclear medicine specialists devote at least 90% of their time to nuclear medicine duties, while most who call themselves nuclear radiologists or nuclear cardiologists devote 10% or less, according to a study published online August 7 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 13, 2018

Firm updates children's book about imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare education company Viewbox Holdings has released an updated edition of its children's book about medical imaging.

August 8, 2018

Strategic Radiology adds Kan. practice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has added United Imaging Consultants to its roster.

August 7, 2018

RSNA names editor for new online journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA has tapped Dr. Gary Luker to be the editor of Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a new online journal slated for launch next year.

August 6, 2018

8 ways to combat radiologist burnout

By Kate Madden Yee

Burnout rates among radiologists have climbed rapidly in recent years, posing a threat to patient care. Fortunately, there are a number of strategies radiologists and radiology practices can take to prevent or treat this dangerous condition, according to a report published online August 1 in Academic Radiology.

August 6, 2018

Stereotactic radiosurgery gets pay cut reprieve

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medicare contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions Medicare has withdrawn a deep reimbursement cut to robotic stereotactic radiosurgery/stereotactic body radiation therapy planned for January 1, 2019, and has reduced cuts that were supposed to go into effect on July 1, according to the American College of Radiology.

August 5, 2018

New MICI numbers tread water for 3rd quarter of 2018

By Brian Casey

Radiology administrators don't expect any major changes on the horizon when it comes to their business prospects, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). However, there was a decline in confidence that healthcare facilities would have access to capital.

August 5, 2018

3 ways to ensure AI algorithms are really working

By Elad Walach

Artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and related technologies have emerged as solutions that can really make a difference in almost every medical field imaginable, from radiology to pharmaceuticals to diagnosis. But the question remains: How do we know that these algorithms are actually working?

August 5, 2018

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