Practice Management: Page 281

Breast pain tends to prompt imaging overuse
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast pain is common in women, but although it is not necessarily a sign of cancer, it continues to be a source of imaging referral, according to a study published online May 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 6, 2018
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Radiology Partners adds new sites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Radiology Partners has added an additional 30 client sites in five states, the company announced.
June 6, 2018
ASRT readies education, training grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation will award grants of $500 each to as many as 50 radiologic technologists for their education and training.
June 6, 2018
Will Medicare quality metrics hurt general radiologists?
By Kate Madden Yee
Do Medicare quality metrics accurately capture the performance of radiologists? Perhaps not, and this could be a problem not only for general radiologists but also for patients, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 5, 2018
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SIIM announces awards at annual meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) announced a number of awards at its annual meeting last week in National Harbor, MD.
June 5, 2018
Prestige signs new executives
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging technology and services provider Prestige Medical Imaging has named Ken Vaughan as executive vice president of sales and Michael Colaiacovo as vice president and managing partner for its Ohio region.
June 4, 2018
Vt. passes expanded breast screening coverage bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on May 21 signed into law HB 639, a bill that requires insurers in that state to cover additional breast imaging services without enforcing cost-sharing requirements.
June 4, 2018
ASRT names recipients of author awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced the recipients of two awards designed to recognize authors of the best peer-reviewed articles published in the group's two journals in 2017.
June 4, 2018
SIIM: Patients should have access to imaging studies
By Erik L. Ridley
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - The time is now to provide patients with easy and speedy access to their radiology images and reports, a leading patient advocate told attendees on Thursday at the opening session of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
May 31, 2018
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ACR touts merits of CT colonography for screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to the release of the American Cancer Society's new guideline for colorectal cancer screening, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has suggested that CT colonography may help improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.
May 30, 2018
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New statement defines abusive head trauma in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of nine physician groups has issued a consensus statement to define what constitutes abusive head trauma in children. The group hopes the statement will clarify the injuries of abusive head trauma and serve as a tool for the legal system in cases of child abuse.
May 30, 2018
New analysis supports benefits of HIEs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new meta-analysis of published research studies on the effectiveness of health information exchanges (HIEs) concluded that such exchanges reduce the cost and use of healthcare. The findings contradict a study published several years ago that found no evidence to back the benefits of HIEs.
May 30, 2018
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