Practice Management: Page 268

How Medicare fee schedule changes will affect radiology

By Richard Morris

How will the 2019 proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule impact radiology practices? In a new column, Richard Morris of Healthcare Administrative Partners unpacks the rule and explains how it may affect your operations.

September 16, 2018

FDA to work with tech on digital health innovation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to work with the tech industry to spur innovation in digital health and facilitate the regulatory process, according to a statement it released on September 12.

September 12, 2018

Strategic Radiology adds Fremer to ranks

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has hired Sharon Fremer as vice president of revenue cycle optimization. Fremer will lead an organization-wide revenue cycle optimization program aimed at identifying and driving best practices implementation.

September 12, 2018

Prostate MRI coverage varies greatly -- with many caveats

By Wayne Forrest

Insurance coverage for prostate MRI scans varies widely among private payors, requires certain conditions for reimbursement of major conditions, and does not reflect current clinical practice. Those harsh conclusions are contained in a new study published online September 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 12, 2018

Don't underestimate financial cost of exam no-shows

By Kate Madden Yee

Missed imaging appointments are costly for radiology departments, affecting not only a department's bottom line but also patient care, according to a study published in the September issue of Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

September 12, 2018

Fujifilm reaffirms provision of PACS for ACR courses

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA said it will continue to provide its Synapse PACS and Synapse 3D software for American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center courses.

September 11, 2018

Brigham receives OK for clinical use of 7T MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has received federal and state regulatory approval for clinical use of its 7-tesla MRI scanner on patients, as of September 10.

September 10, 2018

Live from C-MIMI: Dr. Eliot Siegel on AI and radiology

SAN FRANCISCO - The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and radiology is the subject of the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (C-MIMI), taking place September 9-10. AuntMinnie.com talked to C-MIMI panel moderator Dr. Eliot Siegel to hear his thoughts on what to expect as AI becomes a clinical reality.

September 9, 2018

Live from C-MIMI: Dr. Bradley Erickson on AI and radiology

SAN FRANCISCO - Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage right now, but will it live up to the hype -- especially when it comes to routine clinical use in radiology? Dr. Bradley Erickson, PhD, discusses this topic and more from the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (C-MIMI).

September 9, 2018

Week in Review: PACS legal woes | Golden rules of radiology | 4 trends at RSNA 2018

By Brian Casey

September 7, 2018

Is Medicare paying enough for MRI-compatible implants?

By Wayne Forrest

U.S. hospitals could be losing up to $400 million annually on placing MRI-compatible cardiac rhythm management devices in patients due to a discrepancy between what the devices cost and what Medicare is paying for them, according to a new report by group purchasing organization Vizient.

September 6, 2018

Access to CT lung screening varies by population density

By Abraham Kim

Smokers in densely populated regions in the U.S. live significantly closer to a CT lung cancer screening facility than those residing in more sparsely populated areas, according to an article published online September 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 6, 2018

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