Practice Management: Page 236

How data registries can help your radiology practice

By Mythreyi Chatfield, PhD

Participation in radiology data registries can help your practice measure performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and meet quality reporting requirements, explains Mythreyi Chatfield, PhD, from the American College of Radiology in this article.

July 5, 2018

Billing for off-campus hospital outpatient departments

By Sandy Coffta

The Medicare rules for billing services performed in off-campus hospital outpatient departments changed with the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, with the result that ownership of imaging centers by hospitals is becoming less attractive than it once was. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners reviews the changes.

July 4, 2018

NIBIB teams with radiology societies on AI workshop

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is teaming up with the American College of Radiology, the RSNA, and the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research to host a workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging August 23-24 in Bethesda, MD.

July 2, 2018

Patients don't care if doctors have tattoos, piercings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patients don't care if emergency physicians have tattoos or piercings, according to a study published online July 2 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

July 2, 2018

Group uses AI to assess mammo interpretation bias

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN, have used artificial intelligence (AI) technology to analyze how radiologists read mammograms, according to research published in the July issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging.

June 28, 2018

Neurorads receive highest industry payments

By Kate Madden Yee

Like other medical specialists, radiologists receive payments from pharmaceutical and technology firms for things like consulting, travel expenses, or royalties. But the distribution varies across subspecialties, with neuroradiologists receiving the highest mean payments, according to a study published online June 26 in Academic Radiology.

June 28, 2018

Breast cancer studies overlook socioeconomic factors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Social factors such as race and economic position influence women's vulnerability to breast cancer, but they are rarely considered in breast cancer research, according to a commentary published in the July issue of Cancer Causes and Control.

June 27, 2018

RBMA bestows 2018 Quest Awards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) has announced the winners of its annual Quest Award, which honors radiology marketing achievers.

June 27, 2018

Live from SNMMI 2018: Nuclear medicine appropriate use

What's the best way to promote appropriate use of nuclear medicine? Dr. Sukhjeet Ahuja, director of evidence and quality at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), spoke with Features Editor Wayne Forrest during this week’s SNMMI annual meeting about how appropriate use criteria are developed and how clinicians should proceed.

June 24, 2018

Zotec releases new advocacy website

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has launched an advocacy website that allows users to take action on state and U.S. legislation that directly affects their healthcare business.

June 24, 2018

SNMMI announces new officers for 2018-2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PHILADELPHIA - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has introduced its new slate of officers for 2018-2019.

June 24, 2018

Radiation oncologists prepare to meet with Congress

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncologists from across the U.S. will meet with congressional leaders during the 15th annual American Society for Radiation Oncology Advocacy Day.

June 24, 2018

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