Practice Management: Page 264

Suit alleges that Duke, UNC signed noncompete pact

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Duke University in Durham, NC, and the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have agreed not to hire each other's doctors in an effort to reduce competition and costs, according to a federal lawsuit brought against the two institutions, the Associated Press reported.

January 3, 2018

Image Diagnostics debuts new mobile table

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Specialty equipment manufacturer Image Diagnostics has launched a new imaging table, Aspect ISR G3, designed for mobile C-arm environments.

January 3, 2018

AIUM publishes guidance for improving ob/gyn US

By Kate Madden Yee

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) has released guidelines for improving the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology, in both clinical practice and residency training.

January 3, 2018

ASE releases guide for imaging Chagas disease

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new guide for imaging patients with Chagas disease, an infectious parasitic illness transmitted by insects. The document was published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

January 2, 2018

JACR publishes special social media issue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Journal of the American College of Radiology has published a special issue devoted to social media and medicine.

January 2, 2018

ACR calls for summer radiology internship applications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accepting applications from first-year medical students for a summer radiology internship.

January 2, 2018

Use of DBT lags in Medicare system -- or does it?

By Kate Madden Yee

Just under 20% of women in the Medicare population received digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams in 2015, the first year of Medicare coverage for the technology, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2017 meeting. Does the figure mean DBT use is lagging in the federal system -- or that it's taking hold?

January 1, 2018

Coding and billing considerations in interventional radiology

By Rebecca Farrington

Is your radiology practice up-to-date on requirements for coding interventional radiology procedures? If not, you may not be getting all the reimbursement you're entitled to. In this new article from Healthcare Administrative Partners, Chief Revenue Officer Rebecca Farrington offers some tips.

December 28, 2017

ECRI names new CEO, president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare consultancy ECRI Institute has announced that Dr. Marcus Schabacker, PhD, will succeed Jeffrey Lerner, PhD, as its new CEO and president, effective January 1, 2018.

December 26, 2017

Top 10 AuntMinnie stories for 2017

By Brian Casey

Concerns about the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast dominated the headlines in radiology for 2017, if our list of top 10 articles on AuntMinnie.com for the year is any indication. Other top stories focused on the impact of artificial intelligence, a new interventional angiography system, and a Super Bowl ad featuring quarterback Tom Brady for an MRI center.

December 26, 2017

Does US performed by ED docs generate further imaging?

By Kate Madden Yee

Does ultrasound performed by emergency physicians generate further imaging as radiologists work up suspicious findings first detected by their colleagues in the emergency department (ED)? Researchers from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute took on this question at the recent RSNA 2017 meeting.

December 25, 2017

Congress passes stopgap government funding bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap government funding bill on December 21 that will keep federal agencies open through January 19 and stave off cuts to Medicare, according to a Politico report.

December 21, 2017

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