Practice Management: Page 305

Zotec renews contract with Fla. firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has renewed its revenue cycle and practice management agreement with North Broward Radiologists of Broward County.
January 29, 2017
Are patients getting the imaging they pay for?
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients are becoming increasingly sophisticated about healthcare services, using social media or online searches to get information -- particularly cost -- about imaging exams or procedures. But are they getting what they pay for? Maybe not.
January 29, 2017
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ACR works to boost lung cancer screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Is a CT lung cancer screening exam worth more than $60? The American College of Radiology (ACR) thinks so, and the group is urging the U.S. government to increase the amount it pays for CT screening studies in the Medicare and Medicaid system.
January 26, 2017
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
January 25, 2017
Philips, Bon Secours ink $180M partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips has signed a $180 million agreement with Bon Secours Charity Health System of New York to provide the network with imaging systems, patient monitoring, and telehealth and clinical informatics packages.
January 25, 2017
Strategic Radiology taps Proval as marketing director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has hired publishing veteran Cheryl Proval to head up the company's activities in marketing and communications.
January 25, 2017
MRI contrast boosts gadolinium levels in Korean rivers
By Brian Casey
South Korean researchers have found levels of gadolinium in the Han River near Seoul that are almost 300 times normal levels at some locations. They attribute the levels to the use of MRI contrast -- echoing previous research on the persistence of gadolinium in the environment.
January 25, 2017
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MedPAC sets sights on specialty reimbursement
By Kate Madden Yee
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is setting its sights on raising payments for primary care providers by reducing Medicare reimbursement for specialty physicians -- including radiologists.
January 24, 2017
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JAMA: Cancer deaths fall 20% in U.S. since 1980
By Brian Casey
The rate of annual cancer deaths in the U.S. has fallen 20% from 1980 to 2014, according to a report published January 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
January 24, 2017
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Is fake news a problem in radiology, too?
By Dr. Neal Klitsch
Much has been written about so-called "fake news" articles circulated via social media during the recent election campaign, and it's certainly a serious issue. But is fake news a problem in reporting on healthcare in general -- and radiology in particular? The Neighborhood Radiologist, Dr. Neal Klitsch, tackles this question in his latest column.
January 23, 2017
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Feds look into RPA issues at Okla. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Federal investigators are looking into allegations that radiology practitioner assistants (RPAs) at an Oklahoma hospital performed medical procedures without the required supervision of radiologists, according to an article published in the Oklahoman.
January 22, 2017
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By Brian Casey
January 18, 2017
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