Practice Management: Page 326

CMS predicts modest growth in healthcare spending
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. will see a modest increase in healthcare spending through 2025, but the projected 5.8% annual rate of growth is much lower than the rapid pace seen prior to 2008, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published online July 13 in Health Affairs.
July 13, 2016
Coalition proposes MRI patient-safety blueprint
By Wayne Forrest
With the goal of ensuring overall safety and patient care in the MRI environment, a coalition of international MR organizations has published a blueprint to guide the creation of three safety positions within radiology departments or imaging centers.
July 13, 2016
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Proposed 2017 MPFS is a mixed bag for radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
When the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) each year, the news isn't always good. For 2017, the proposed rule is a typical mishmash, containing some provisions that benefit radiology and some that don't.
July 13, 2016
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Imaging accreditation with quality and ease: Part 3
By Judith Buckland
In the third installment of this series, Judith Buckland from consulting firm CardioServ offers more tips on how to comply with the latest accreditation requirements for quality improvement from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
July 12, 2016
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Radiology's salary surprise | Will AI take radiologists' jobs? | MPI and calcium scores
By Brian Casey
July 11, 2016
ACR updates contrast media manual
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an updated version of its Manual on Contrast Media.
July 11, 2016
Oregon team scores SIIM innovation prize
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has awarded its $10,000 Innovation Challenge prize to a team from Oregon Health and Science University.
July 11, 2016
JAMA IM: Pay for women equals men in academic radiology
By Brian Casey
A survey of two dozen U.S. public medical schools found that female radiologists were paid essentially the same amount as their male counterparts -- the only medical specialty to achieve gender pay equity, according to a new article published July 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
July 11, 2016
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CDI affiliate earns provider designation from CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CDI Quality Institute, a nonprofit affiliate of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI), has been designated a provider-led entity by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 11, 2016
FDA officials call for new device reporting program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new nationwide system for more effectively tracking and reporting problems with medical devices could be implemented by unifying various medical data reporting systems, according to an article published July 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association by top officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
July 10, 2016
RSNA foundation awards $4M in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will fund 101 grants totaling $4 million in 2016 -- the highest amount ever awarded by the foundation.
July 10, 2016
CMS releases 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2017. The American College of Radiology said a number of proposals in the new rule are favorable for radiology.
July 10, 2016
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