Practice Management: Page 391

ACR launches payment model support website

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched the Radiology Support, Communication, and Alignment Network (R-SCAN), a new website to support healthcare providers in transitioning to value-based payment models.

December 8, 2015

CMS shuffles the deck in 2016 hospital OPPS rules

By Catherine Huyghe

New Medicare payment rules for 2016 are chock full of changes for medical billing and coding specialists. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to tweak codes in its hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), according to Catherine Huyghe of Panacea Healthcare Solutions.

December 8, 2015

FDA reminds PACS users about compliance requirements

By Erik L. Ridley

Is your institution staying on top of its PACS maintenance responsibilities? If not, you'd better be: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare facilities that it may take compliance action if their PACS fails and images are lost due to preventable reasons.

December 8, 2015

Mauro joins RSNA board

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RSNA has named Dr. Matthew Mauro as the newest member of its board of directors.

December 8, 2015

IAC calls for annual research award proposals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Research Committee is calling for proposals for its annual research award program.

December 7, 2015

Overall imaging use has slowed -- but ED rates still high

By Kate Madden Yee

Despite an overall slowdown in the rate of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in other settings, imaging use rates have continued to increase in the emergency department (ED), according to a study presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University.

December 7, 2015

Looking for a job? Focus on the interview

By Kate Madden Yee

Do you want to land your first job out of residency in an academic setting? Focus on the interview, clean up your social media profile, and pack some extra subspecialty training into your fourth year, according to a study published in Academic Radiology.

December 6, 2015

CMS: U.S. healthcare spending grew to $3 trillion in 2014

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. healthcare spending in 2014 grew at a rate of 5.3% to $3 trillion, or $9,523 per person, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Health Affairs.

December 2, 2015

Is imaging use poised for expansion or contraction?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Is the rate of imaging utilization poised to expand -- or contract? It depends on who you ask, according to a presentation given at the RSNA annual meeting on Tuesday.

December 2, 2015

Online patient prescreening keeps MRI exams on track

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Online check-in for flights has been a real time-saver for travelers; a similar concept for MRI exams could improve patient satisfaction and save thousands of dollars for radiology departments, according to research presented at the 2015 RSNA meeting.

December 1, 2015

Do breast density laws affect radiologists' reporting?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Since 2009, almost half of U.S. states have adopted breast density notification laws, and there has been much discussion about how these laws have affected the use of supplemental imaging, such as ultrasound. But have they also affected how radiologists report breast density on mammography?

December 1, 2015

Imaging for coronary artery disease on the decline

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - The utilization rates of noninvasive imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease show a precipitous decline, with coronary CT angiography greatly underused, according to a study presented on Wednesday at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

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