Practice Management: Page 329

Vital Images signs Wake Radiology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging and informatics firm Vital Images has received an order from Wake Radiology in North Carolina.

August 15, 2016

MRI wait times escalate in Calgary

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Rapid growth in the number of follow-up MRI scans has resulted in a 20% increase in the average wait time for an elective or nonurgent MRI scan in the Canadian city of Calgary in Alberta.

August 15, 2016

Female physicians still paid less than male colleagues

By Kate Madden Yee

Female doctors earn less than their male peers -- and it's time to stop using the same old theories to explain why, according to a study published online August 15 in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.

August 15, 2016

New treatment guidelines issued for DCIS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Three national cancer organizations on August 15 issued a consensus guideline for physicians treating women who have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with breast-conserving surgery and whole-breast irradiation.

August 15, 2016

ACR urges Medicare payment for CT colonography

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve reimbursement of CT colonography for senior citizens.

August 14, 2016

McKesson signs Ind. group

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has signed Munster Radiology Group in Munster, IN, as a new client.

August 14, 2016

vRad adds radiologists to roster

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Teleradiology services firm Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has added more than 120 board-certified radiologists since January 2016 in response to a surge in year-over-year imaging volume through June 2016.

August 14, 2016

How to avoid radiology claim denials: Authorization

By Sandy Coffta

In part 3 of a series on why radiology claims are denied, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners addresses authorization and its role in denied claims for imaging procedures. Taking care of procedure authorization upfront can help prevent headaches down the road, she advises.

August 14, 2016

MRI scanners running nonstop at Olympic polyclinic

By Eric Barnes

The Olympic polyclinic inside Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Village -- and especially the imaging suite -- has become wildly popular with athletes and their entourages during the 2016 games, according to an August 11 story in USA Today.

August 11, 2016

Article questions long-term health effects of atomic bombs

By Eric Barnes

A new article published in Genetics questions whether the long-term health effects experienced by survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been as dire as originally predicted.

August 11, 2016

Radiological safety conference to be held in Dubai

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Business events firm Informa will host a one-day radiological safety conference on 6 October at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.

August 10, 2016

Assigning E&M codes for interventional radiology

By Donna Richmond

Can interventional radiologists (IRs) bill evaluation and management (E&M) codes? What do Medicare's global surgery rules have to say about when and how to assign them? Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers advice.

August 10, 2016

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