Practice Management: Page 360

Yelp reveals what patients value about imaging services
By Kate Madden Yee
The online consumer ratings website Yelp.com isn't just for restaurant reviews: Patients are using it to grade their imaging center experiences, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 10, 2015
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ACR updates appropriateness criteria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released updated appropriateness criteria to help healthcare providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam, radiologic interventional procedure, or radiation therapy for more than 1,050 clinical indications.
November 9, 2015
Philips lands large Canadian order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has inked an 18-year managed equipment services agreement valued at $300 million Canadian ($226.2 million U.S.) with Mackenzie Health in Ontario, Canada.
November 9, 2015
ABNM, ABR scrap plan to revamp nuclear medicine training
By Wayne Forrest
A plan to improve job prospects for nuclear medicine trainees by merging their training path with that of diagnostic radiologists has been scrapped by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) and the American Board of Radiology (ABR).
November 9, 2015
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Simulator training helps nonrads read chest x-rays
By Brian Casey
Nonradiologists can be taught to better detect nodules on chest radiographs using a training program that simulates a real-world radiology environment, rather than through more traditional didactic methods, according to a new study in the November Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 9, 2015
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Use criteria cut unnecessary heart interventions
By Kate Madden Yee
Appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization have been effective in reducing the number of inappropriate percutaneous coronary interventions performed, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 8, 2015
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Changes ahead for Arab Health radiology meeting in 2016
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
There are some changes in store for Arab Health's Total Radiology 2016 conference, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from January 25-28.
November 8, 2015
GE acquires healthcare business advisory firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has acquired the Camden Group, a business advisory firm serving the healthcare industry.
November 8, 2015
CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.
November 8, 2015
The price is wrong? Residents unclear on cost of imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Bob Barker might be horrified, but radiology trainees have limited knowledge of the costs of commonly performed imaging studies. The finding is bad news in a healthcare environment in which physicians are increasingly expected to help curb expenditures, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 5, 2015
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Intelerad launches new technologist portal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Intelerad Medical Systems has introduced a new technologist portal for its IntelePACS and InteleOneXE radiology platforms.
November 4, 2015
Medical groups rebel against meaningful use HIT program
By Erik L. Ridley
The American Medical Association and 110 other medical associations have asked U.S. lawmakers to intervene in the meaningful use program before physicians decide to no longer participate in the initiative, designed to spur the adoption of healthcare IT.
November 4, 2015
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