Practice Management: Page 325

Hitachi, CorTechs announce collaboration

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brain imaging software developer CorTechs Labs and Hitachi Healthcare Americas have announced that Hitachi's 1.2-tesla Oasis, 1.5-tesla Echelon Oval, and 3-tesla Trillium Oval MRI scanners are now equipped with CorTechs' NeuroQuant software for volumetric MRI processing.

July 24, 2017

ACR releases updated guidelines for mammo phantoms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) on July 18 released an updated frequently asked questions document for its 2016 ACR Digital Mammography QC Manual Resources webpage.

July 19, 2017

Zotec awarded NC contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has signed a revenue cycle and practice management agreement with Valley Regional Imaging in Fayetteville, NC.

July 19, 2017

GE debuts film on women's health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare on July 18 debuted a film about three women's healthcare providers from India, Kenya, and Indonesia, documenting how they are overcoming challenges to bring better care to their communities.

July 19, 2017

Median salary for radiologists tops $500K

By Brian Casey

The median annual salary in 2017 for U.S. radiologists has topped $500,000 for the first time, according to a new survey on physician compensation by the American Medical Group Association. The growth continues a recovery in radiologist salaries that began in 2014.

July 19, 2017

Neuroendocrine tumor grants soon available

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation will award a new round of scientific and clinical research grants designed to advance the treatment of and search for cures to neuroendocrine tumors.

July 18, 2017

Is Google News good for mammography?

By Kate Madden Yee

Coverage in Google News about mammography screening has the potential to influence public perception of the exam and could even affect women's adherence to screening protocols, according to a study published online July 7 in Academic Radiology.

July 18, 2017

ACR, ASTRO, AAPM provide guidance updates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have updated standards for the safe and effective use of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology.

July 17, 2017

'Repeal and replace' dies as GOP senators pull support

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The effort by Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act collapsed July 17 when two more GOP senators said they would oppose the legislation, according to a Politico report.

July 17, 2017

GE, Jefferson ink efficiency partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has signed an eight-year, shared-risk contract to help Jefferson Health strategically transform patient and family healthcare delivery in the Philadelphia area.

July 16, 2017

Proposed 2018 OPPS offers some positives for radiology

By Kate Madden Yee

On July 13, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposed rule for the 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System that includes some positive changes for radiology -- the most important being a delay in changing how CT and MRI costs are calculated.

July 16, 2017

ACR finds favorable signs in 2018 MPFS proposed rule

By Kate Madden Yee

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has found several things to like in the proposed rule for the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has backed down on a threatened mammography payment cut, while giving radiology a breather on using clinical decision support.

July 16, 2017

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