Practice Management: Page 352

Elekta disputes Varian patent infringement claims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said it will defend itself vigorously against recent legal claims initiated by Varian Medical Systems.
September 28, 2015
TB screening may not be needed for Canadian immigrants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tuberculosis (TB) among migrants to Canada is limited to those from a small handful of countries, calling into question Canada's practice of screening all new arrivals, according to a recent study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
September 27, 2015
CTC cheaper than colonoscopy for Medicare patients
By Eric Barnes
Screening CT colonography (CTC) is almost a third less expensive than colonoscopy in Medicare patients, according to a new report in Abdominal Imaging. The results are promising for what advocates hope is imminent approval of Medicare payment for the CT-based test.
September 24, 2015
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As ICD-10 deadline approaches, CMS offers help
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ICD-10 codes will be adopted on October 1, and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering support.
September 24, 2015
MedInformatix helps United Way
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm MedInformatix and its clients volunteered in a community service project benefiting the United Way for Greater Austin at the company's August meeting.
September 23, 2015
Neiman: Medicare imaging spending varies by state
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare per-beneficiary spending on medical imaging has declined in nearly every state since 2006, according to a new study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and published in the October 2015 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 23, 2015
MBX wins Mountain Medical billing contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mountain Medical Physician Specialists has awarded Medical Billing Experts (MBX) an exclusive medical billing contract.
September 23, 2015
New GE division targets healthcare in emerging markets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has created a new business unit designed to develop affordable new healthcare technologies for emerging markets around the world.
September 22, 2015
Tackling medicolegal concerns in PACS: Part 2
By Erik L. Ridley
To keep or not to keep? The question of whether or not to retain the markings produced by mammography computer-aided detection software to highlight suspicious findings could have important medicolegal implications, according to Dr. Eliot Siegel.
September 22, 2015
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ACR offers praise for IOM report on diagnostic errors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement in support of a new report from the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on reducing diagnostic errors.
September 21, 2015
CAMRT joins healthcare lobbying effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) said it's supporting the Health Action Lobby coalition in its effort to make healthcare issues a priority for the Canadian government.
September 21, 2015
Tackling medicolegal concerns in PACS: Part 1
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - Who really "owns" medical images? And why isn't image compression used more often? These are a few of the questions addressed by Dr. Eliot Siegel in a talk on Monday at the New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium, which we're covering in a two-part series on medicolegal concerns in PACS.
September 21, 2015
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