Practice Management: Page 377

Zotec receives Va. contract extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has been awarded a renewal of its contract to provide revenue cycle management services to Medical Center Radiologists.
May 3, 2016
ACR plans breast imaging training in Saudi Arabia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is teaming up with GE Healthcare and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center for a breast imaging "boot camp" in Saudi Arabia.
May 3, 2016
U.S. drops charges in Iran MRI coil export case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Charges have been dismissed against an Iranian-born scientist accused of illegally trying to export an MRI coil to Iran four years ago.
May 2, 2016
FDA OKs Medtronic's MRI-conditional valves, shunts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Device manufacturer Medtronic announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its StrataMR line of valves and shunts designed for conditional use in MRI environments.
May 1, 2016
HHS issues road map for Medicare's shift to quality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The path to quality-based payments for the U.S. government's massive Medicare system just got a little clearer after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule outlining its ideas for how the new system will work.
April 28, 2016
Health Affairs: Ultrasound prices vary widely in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The price of an ultrasound exam for pregnancy can vary widely in the U.S., according to a new study in the May edition of Health Affairs that examined price differences for medical procedures across the country.
April 28, 2016
Bill would remove in-office exemption from Stark law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Congress that would eliminate the exemption for a number of healthcare services -- including advanced diagnostic imaging -- from anti-self-referral provisions of the Stark law.
April 27, 2016
Radiation oncology grant money available
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Oncology Institute has made available $200,000 in grant money over two years for projects that advance big-data analytics in radiation oncology.
April 27, 2016
CMS, ONC to replace meaningful use for physicians
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. government has announced significant changes to the meaningful use program for Medicare physicians, including plans to tie the initiative into the new Medicare quality-based payment system and to make it more flexible and relevant for participants.
April 27, 2016
How clear are breast density notification letters?
By Kate Madden Yee
Are breast density notification letters understandable to the women who receive them? Not so much, according to a study published April 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found that the readability and understandability of these letters did not match average state literacy levels.
April 26, 2016
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FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional pacemaker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional and ultrasound technology developer Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a suite of pacemakers deemed conditional for use in the MRI environment.
April 25, 2016
Can the reading room go from sedentary to svelte?
By Nicole Pettit
Stand up. Stroll. Fidget. These actions might seem small, but even minor steps can help radiologists counter the major health risks from so many hours spent sitting in front of screens. And it can be done without sabotaging performance, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 25, 2016
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