Practice Management: Page 298

Imaging fees are high for privately insured patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients with private insurance often have to pay high out-of-pocket fees for advanced imaging -- and they can be held accountable for 100% of the cost if the service is performed out of network, according to a study published online February 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

February 22, 2018

CCTA usage rate rises sharply, but still eclipsed by MPI

By Abraham Kim

The use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to evaluate chest pain in the emergency department has grown exponentially, but clinicians are still using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) far more frequently, according to research published online February 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

February 22, 2018

M*Modal nets $70M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Speech recognition technology developer M*Modal has secured $70 million in financing, which it plans to use for further technological research.

February 21, 2018

Fla. radiologist calls for AR-15 ban | Do rads see sicker patients? | Can AI reduce gadolinium use?

By Brian Casey

February 21, 2018

Fla. radiologist tells of treating school shooting victims

By Brian Casey

A Florida radiologist who interpreted the scans of victims of last week's high school shooting has described her experience -- and issued a call to ban the type of assault rifle used in the massacre -- in an article published February 22 in the Atlantic.

February 21, 2018

AMIC pans 'site neutral' payment plan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is taking a hammer to President Donald Trump's proposed provision in the fiscal 2019 budget that expands so-called "site neutral" payment policies.

February 21, 2018

6 life lessons for radiologists from Roger Federer

By Dr. Arjun Kalyanpur

What does Roger Federer have to do with radiology? Lots, according to Dr. Arjun Kalyanpur of Teleradiology Solutions. His analysis of the tennis great's training regimen and lifestyle reveals six life lessons that radiologists should try to emulate if they want to remain productive and continue to enjoy their profession.

February 21, 2018

Radiologists serve sicker patients than other specialties

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists on average serve Medicare beneficiaries of higher clinical complexity than other physician specialists, according to a study published in the February issue of Academic Radiology. In fact, out of 54 specialty groups, three radiology subspecialties ranked in the top 25 that treat more medically complicated patients.

February 21, 2018

Shimadzu prepares product launches for ECR 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shimadzu will be bringing a number of new x-ray products and upgrades to ECR 2018 next week in Vienna, including new versions of its MobileDaRt Evolution mobile digital x-ray and Trinias angiography systems.

February 20, 2018

New article focuses on variation in MRI costs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The wide variation in costs for MRI scans -- often within the same metropolitan area -- is again under the microscope.

February 20, 2018

HeartFlow secures $240M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has secured $240 million in financing, which it plans to use for marketing its fractional flow reserve CT software, among other purposes.

February 15, 2018

ASRT: Radiography program enrollment rises

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The number of students enrolled in radiography educational programs increased slightly in 2017, but there were declines in nuclear medicine technology and radiation therapy programs, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

February 15, 2018

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