Practice Management: Page 281

Docs with scanners order more low-value imaging

By Brian Casey

Physicians with a history of imaging use are more inclined to order low-value imaging -- especially if they own the scanners, according to a September 25 study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The findings could affect the debate over whether prohibitions against physician self-referral should be extended to in-office imaging.

September 25, 2017

McCain to oppose Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sen. John McCain announced that he will oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal, the Republican Party's latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Senate Finance Committee plans to hold a hearing on the legislation on September 25, according to a report from Politico.

September 21, 2017

SonaCare highlights Medicare payment hike for HIFU

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer SonaCare Medical said that Medicare reimbursement will soon increase for prostate HIFU ablation procedures performed in ambulatory surgical center settings.

September 20, 2017

Siemens to launch RT version of Vida MRI scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers will debut a new version of its Magnetom Vida 3-tesla MRI scanner designed for radiation therapy (RT) planning at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.

September 20, 2017

ACR updates guidelines for incidental liver lesions on CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Incidental Findings updated its recommendations for managing incidental liver lesions found on CT. The new guidelines were published online September 16 in a white paper in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 20, 2017

Female radiologists make as much as male peers

By Kate Madden Yee

Female academic radiologists in the U.S. make as much money as their male colleagues -- a situation that's unusual among many medical specialties, according to a new study to be published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 20, 2017

Strategic Radiology signs Collins

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has hired radiology industry veteran Steve Collins as its affiliate program director.

September 19, 2017

ACR to modify format of annual meeting

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) plans to modify the format of its 2018 annual meeting, to be held May 20-23 in Washington, DC, according to a letter to ACR members from CEO Dr. William Thorwarth Jr.

September 19, 2017

Radiology Partners to expand to Ariz. with SDI buy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging services provider Radiology Partners has unveiled definitive plans to acquire Arizona-based Southwest Diagnostic Imaging (SDI).

September 18, 2017

SCCT seeks new editor in chief for journal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) is seeking a new editor in chief for its Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

September 18, 2017

Study questions whether x-rays really need to be repeated

By Abraham Kim

Current radiology practice gives radiologic technologists significant leeway in deciding whether to retake radiographs that might not be up to snuff. But should the weight of that decision rest on their shoulders alone? Researchers investigated the question in a September 12 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 18, 2017

Medical societies expand collaboration on cardiac registry

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) jointly announced a partnership to develop an ASE echocardiography module to expand the ASNC's ImageGuide Registry.

September 18, 2017

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