Practice Management: Page 259

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

Facebook Live from ECR 2018: Day 4

Our video coverage of ECR 2018 wraps up with a final Facebook Live broadcast from the lounge of Austria Center Vienna on day 4 of the congress. Today's topics are Brexit and women's imaging, with a guest appearance by Rebekah Moan, associate editor of AuntMinnieEurope.com.

March 2, 2018

Radiographers: Foster the human touch in the age of AI

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) with permanently evolving imaging techniques and machines has created a complex working environment. There is an ever greater need for radiographers to create strategies to optimize the patient's clinical pathway and be prepared to develop skills to keep their profession alive.

March 1, 2018

Facebook Live from ECR 2018: Day 3

Our coverage of ECR 2018 continues with a discussion of vendor activity in the technical exhibits, as well as a review of recent research on gadolinium retention from MRI contrast. Appearing as a guest on today's broadcast is Wayne Forrest, features editor of AuntMinnie.com.

March 1, 2018

SDMS seeks feedback on new sonography guidelines for infection control

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is requesting feedback on a new set of guidelines it proposed for infection prevention and control in sonography.

March 1, 2018

MSK radiology referrals vary by provider specialty

By Kate Madden Yee

Referral patterns to radiologists for musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging exams vary widely by provider specialty, which suggests there may be ways radiologists can guide education and outreach to their referring physician peers, according to a study published online February 28 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 1, 2018

ASE releases updated guidelines for cardiac US agents

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published updated guidelines for the effective use of cardiac ultrasound enhancing agents in the March issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

March 1, 2018

AHRA hosts clinical decision-support summit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The AHRA hosted a summit on February 20 to discuss the development of recommendations for implementing the requirement that ordering physicians must consult a clinical decision-support mechanism/appropriate use criteria as a condition of payment for certain advanced imaging services.

March 1, 2018

Video from ECR 2018: Nicola Strickland on workforce disruption

VIENNA - Brexit is already having significant workforce implications for radiology in the U.K., and it's likely to affect other important areas in the future, such as the supply of radioisotopes and the relationship between the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Dr. Nicola Strickland, president of the RCR, gives her opinions on the impact of Brexit and the risk of the U.K. being sidelined by the ESR.

March 1, 2018

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