Practice Management: Page 273

8 ways to combat radiologist burnout

By Kate Madden Yee

Burnout rates among radiologists have climbed rapidly in recent years, posing a threat to patient care. Fortunately, there are a number of strategies radiologists and radiology practices can take to prevent or treat this dangerous condition, according to a report published online August 1 in Academic Radiology.

August 6, 2018

Stereotactic radiosurgery gets pay cut reprieve

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medicare contractor Noridian Healthcare Solutions Medicare has withdrawn a deep reimbursement cut to robotic stereotactic radiosurgery/stereotactic body radiation therapy planned for January 1, 2019, and has reduced cuts that were supposed to go into effect on July 1, according to the American College of Radiology.

August 5, 2018

New MICI numbers tread water for 3rd quarter of 2018

By Brian Casey

Radiology administrators don't expect any major changes on the horizon when it comes to their business prospects, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). However, there was a decline in confidence that healthcare facilities would have access to capital.

August 5, 2018

3 ways to ensure AI algorithms are really working

By Elad Walach

Artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and related technologies have emerged as solutions that can really make a difference in almost every medical field imaginable, from radiology to pharmaceuticals to diagnosis. But the question remains: How do we know that these algorithms are actually working?

August 5, 2018

ECR 2019 will include ESHI congress

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) announced it will integrate the congress of the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular and Translational Imaging (ESHIMT) with ECR 2019 in Vienna.

August 2, 2018

CMS finalizes overhaul to meaningful use program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule for its Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System that includes its proposed overhaul of the meaningful use program.

August 2, 2018

MRI quality training comes up short

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A study conducted by Irish and Saudi researchers into opinions and attitudes among MRI professionals has revealed that radiographers have a low participation rate in quality assurance testing and may rely too heavily on equipment vendors for ongoing scanner performance.

August 2, 2018

RSNA to offer educational AI events

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA plans to make research and education in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) an educational priority in coming months.

August 1, 2018

Vox profiles NC doctor's crusade against CON law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

News site Vox is profiling the case of a North Carolina surgeon who is suing to overturn the state's certificate-of-need (CON) law because it is preventing him from buying an MRI system for an imaging center he operates.

July 30, 2018

USP proposes new radiopharmaceutical standards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has published its proposal for revised minimum standards on the preparation, compounding, dispensing, and repackaging of sterile and nonsterile radiopharmaceuticals.

July 30, 2018

Are radiologists getting paid less for working harder?

By Brian Casey

A new survey of physician compensation and productivity found that median annual compensation for radiologists in the U.S. declined by more than 3% last year, while their productivity edged up. Still, radiologists remain among the highest-paid medical specialists.

July 30, 2018

SNMMI awards technologists

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) held several award ceremonies for its technologist section during the recent annual meeting in Philadelphia.

July 29, 2018

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