Practice Management: Page 245

SNMMI asks Aetna to reconsider PET tracer policy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has asked Aetna to reconsider its reimbursement policy for two PET radiotracers.

April 23, 2018

ASTRO urges CMS to shorten MIPS reporting period

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), along with 40 other medical organizations, is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to shorten the required reporting period for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to no more than 90 days.

April 22, 2018

Live from 3DHeals 2018: 3D printing and radiology

SAN FRANCISCO - What are some of the hottest uses for 3D printing in radiology? In this video from the 3DHeals 2018 meeting, Dr. Jenny Chen of 3DHeals discusses how 3D printing makes possible a more advanced level of human-computer interaction by creating models based on medical images that can be touched and manipulated in the real world.

April 19, 2018

Is Twitter a good source of mammography information?

By Kate Madden Yee

Studies show that the benefits of screening mammography outweigh its radiation risks, yet women continue to express concern about the radiation from mammography, often through social media and particularly on Twitter, according to research published online April 13 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

April 19, 2018

GE Healthcare growth, profit in Q1 drive GE recovery

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The strong performance of GE Healthcare in the first quarter of 2018 helped temper another quarter of net loss for the parent company.

April 19, 2018

Miners propose state-run black lung program in W.Va.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A union representing coal miners in West Virginia is proposing the establishment of a state-run program to compensate miners found to have black lung. The group believes such a program would be friendlier to claims from miners than the existing federal program, according to an article from Public News Service.

April 19, 2018

Imaging use shows little growth in Mass. over 5 years

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Diagnostic imaging use showed negligible growth between 2009 and 2013 among commercially insured Massachusetts residents, according to a study published online April 14 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

April 19, 2018

Report: Staff was on phone before fatal MRI scan in India

By Brian Casey

At least one hospital staff member was using the phone and failed to warn an Indian man who was killed when he carried a metal oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in January, according to an official report released by authorities in Mumbai. The inquiry pins the blame for the accident on lax safety procedures at the hospital.

April 19, 2018

Report: Average radiologist salary tops $400K

By Brian Casey

The average annual salary for radiologists in 2018 is $401,000, up 1% from $396,000 a year ago, according to a new survey by Medscape that tracked physician compensation in multiple specialties.

April 18, 2018

Are we measuring physician quality the right way?

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Less than 40% of quality metrics used to assess physician performance are valid, according to a study published online April 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

April 18, 2018

SNMMI offers patient video on DaT SPECT exams

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has posted a video on its website to educate patients about what to expect when undergoing dopamine transporter (DaT) imaging with SPECT.

April 18, 2018

Infinitt inks agreement with ImagineSoftware

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt North America has signed an agreement with radiology billing and RIS developer ImagineSoftware to offer its clients an automated billing cycle package for imaging procedures.

April 17, 2018

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