Practice Management: Page 253

Verasonics sues SuperSonic Imagine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Research ultrasound technology developer Verasonics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against former technology licensee SuperSonic Imagine.

March 7, 2018

Race matters for breast cancer screening protocols

By Kate Madden Yee

More women of color in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer when they're younger than 50, compared with their white counterparts, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Surgery. The results suggest that age-based screening guidelines that don't take race into account may result in missed cancers.

March 7, 2018

Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic

By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA and parent company Fujifilm Corporation have filed a patent and antitrust lawsuit against women's imaging firm Hologic, opening a new front in their ongoing legal battle over digital breast tomosynthesis intellectual property.

March 6, 2018

DirectMed receives new ISO certification

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

DirectMed Parts & Service said it has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2016 certification for its MRI and CT parts and service.

March 6, 2018

Facebook Live from HIMSS 2018: Day 1

LAS VEGAS - In this Facebook Live video from day 1 of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting, AuntMinnie.com Editor-in-Chief Brian Casey talks with Jef Williams of Paragon Consulting Partners about the rapid growth of HIMSS over the years and the challenges of integrating radiology data into healthcare IT tools such as electronic medical records.

March 6, 2018

AMIC seeks further Anthem policy changes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

While praising insurance company Anthem for changing one aspect of its reimbursement policy, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is still encouraging Anthem to revisit its new policies for reimbursement of advanced imaging studies performed in the hospital outpatient setting.

March 5, 2018

ECR winds down, HIMSS fires up | MPPR rollbacks | CTC vs. colonoscopy

By Brian Casey

March 5, 2018

Derchi looks forward to celebrating ECR milestone in 2019

By Julia Patuzzi

Dr. Lorenzo Derchi from Genoa, Italy, is the incoming president of the European Society of Radiology and will be in charge of ECR 2019. He shares his plans and ideas for the next ECR, which will be the 25th congress to be held in Vienna.

March 5, 2018

AHRA: Most practices still use CR, despite pay cut

By Kate Madden Yee

The AHRA has released results from its 2017 survey on the use of computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography: It found that 75% of responding AHRA members still have one to five CR units in their departments, despite 2016 federal legislation that cut reimbursement for CR exams.

March 4, 2018

RADPAC supports 2 radiologists for Congress

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Radiology Advocacy Alliance political action committee (RADPAC) is supporting two radiologists in first-time bids to win seats in the U.S. House of Representative in the 2018 fall election.

March 4, 2018

Anthem drops pay cut for same-day imaging policy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Anthem has decided not to move forward with its policy to reduce payments for evaluation and management services reported on the same day as clinical procedures with a current procedural terminology (CPT) modifier 25, according to the American Medical Association.

March 4, 2018

MPPR rollbacks could restore up to $64M to radiology

By Kate Madden Yee

Mitigated multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) cuts in 2017 could restore up to $64 million in Medicare professional payments to radiologists each year, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

March 4, 2018

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