Practice Management: Page 234

Imaging groups oppose cuts in myocardial PET rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A number of imaging organizations are voicing their opposition to proposed payment reductions related to myocardial PET equipment.

September 5, 2019

ICUS meeting highlights CEUS research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The benefits of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) are being highlighted at the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) Bubble Conference in Chicago.

September 5, 2019

NEMA publishes dose measurement white paper

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a white paper on detector dose measurement.

September 4, 2019

Eon to offer free CMS lung screening compliance audits

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patient management technology firm Eon is offering free U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance audits to qualifying lung cancer screening programs.

September 4, 2019

ASTRO updates guidance on pancreatic cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new clinical practice guideline on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

September 4, 2019

JAMA: Medical imaging use rates continue to rise

By Kate Madden Yee

Medical imaging utilization continues to rise -- especially for advanced imaging exams such as CT and MRI -- despite efforts to curb its growth, according to a study published online September 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

September 3, 2019

Ilumina debuts imaging AI for insurance, law firms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer Ilumina has launched an AI-powered bespoke concierge diagnostic medical imaging service targeted at insurance companies and law firms.

September 2, 2019

RANZCR issues final version of ethical AI guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has issued the final version of guidelines on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The draft version of the guidelines was issued in February.

September 2, 2019

Deadly MRI accident heads to court in India

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The saga of the January 2018 MRI accident that killed a man in India when he was sucked into the scanner's bore continued this week in a Mumbai courtroom.

August 29, 2019

How to get feedback on your MIPS performance

By Erin Stephens

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that clinicians who participated in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018 can access their 2018 performance feedback by logging in to the Quality Payment Program website. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners analyzes what this means for imaging providers.

August 29, 2019

German study finds trace gadolinium in fast-food drinks

By Philip Ward

Soft drinks served at fast-food outlets in a half-dozen cities in Germany had trace levels of gadolinium from MRI contrast agents, according to a recent study. While the research highlights the persistence of gadolinium in the environment, the levels most likely do not represent a health risk, experts say.

August 28, 2019

Radiology misses out on physician salary increases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Although overall physician pay increased in 2018, radiologists did not benefit from the trend, according to a new survey published August 27 by the American Medical Group Association.

August 27, 2019

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