Practice Management: Page 261

RSNA foundation awards grant for PET/MRI tracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation has awarded the 2018 Hitachi Healthcare Americas/RSNA Research Seed Grant to Dr. David Shultz, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Toronto.

November 8, 2018

International Day of Radiology has arrived

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology professionals around the world, take a bow. Today is the International Day of Radiology, which recognizes the value of medical imaging to healthcare and how radiologists, researchers, and other innovators contribute daily to patient care.

November 7, 2018

Longer mammography follow-up may be risky for many women

By Kate Madden Yee

Mammography facilities that serve more "vulnerable" women tend to have longer follow-up times to biopsy after an abnormal mammogram, according to a study published online November 5 in Health Services Research. And taking longer to biopsy suspicious findings could be putting these women at risk.

November 7, 2018

Interventional radiologist loses congressional race

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologist Dr. Steve Ferrara has lost his Arizona 9th Congressional District bid, according to a report by Arizona Republic.

November 6, 2018

Deep-learning tool plumbs x-rays for patient gender, age

By Wayne Forrest

Monday, November 26 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE06-06 | Room E353AIn this session, researchers will report early success in their development of deep convolutional neural networks to determine the gender and age of patients based on their chest x-rays.

November 6, 2018

RSNA foundation awards inaugural seed grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation has awarded its first Strategic Radiology/RSNA Research Seed Grant to Dr. Sina Tavakoli, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh.

November 5, 2018

Canadian radiologists to lobby government for investment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologists from across Canada will come together on November 5 and 6 to meet with members of Parliament to talk about key issues in medical imaging that affect patient care.

November 5, 2018

Site-neutral payments are coming to Medicare in 2019

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Medicare system in 2019 will officially move toward a site-neutral payment policy in which healthcare providers will be paid the same by Medicare for clinic visits, regardless of where the service took place, according to a final rule issued November 2. The rule upends longstanding Medicare policy in which healthcare payments varied based on the setting.

November 5, 2018

Pa. hospital faces suit for dirty ultrasound probes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Pennsylvania hospital is facing legal action due to the discovery that improperly cleaned ultrasound probes were used on more than 200 patients, according to a report from CBS affiliate KDKA 2 in Pittsburgh.

November 4, 2018

Allstate sues NY imaging centers over charges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Allstate Insurance has sued two imaging centers in New York, charging that the centers billed Allstate for more than $1 million in fraudulent charges, according to an article on LegalNewsLine.com.

November 4, 2018

AIUM launches new ultrasound community

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has launched a new community for medical professionals practicing urologic ultrasound.

November 4, 2018

MICI Q4: Imaging managers hope for strong finish to 2018

By Brian Casey

Managers of radiology departments and imaging centers are hoping for a strong finish to 2018, based on data and comments in the fourth quarter of the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). Still, nagging questions remain about reimbursement from Medicare and private payors.

November 4, 2018

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