Practice Management: Page 405

Flood of image data threatens to swamp radiologists
By Kate Madden Yee
Today's radiologist has to review 16 cross-sectional images per minute, which works out to an image every three to four seconds. That compares to just three images per minute for the average radiologist in 1999, according to a study published online in Academic Radiology. Could the data avalanche eventually compromise patient care?
August 3, 2015
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Set your breast clinic apart with risk-based resources
By Kate Madden Yee
How can your breast center set itself apart in an increasingly competitive environment, one that's turning from a volume-based system into a value-based one that rewards better patient care outcomes? One way is to offer women high-risk assessment resources, according to a presentation given at the recent AHRA 2015 meeting in Las Vegas.
August 2, 2015
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Study: Physician MOC to cost $5.7B over 10 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pushback is growing over the high expense of maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements for physicians, which could cost more than $5 billion over the next decade, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
July 30, 2015
Standards are emerging for use of color in medical imaging
By Michael Reiter
For decades, the world of medical imaging has been visualized in shades of gray. But as color is becoming more common, challenges are emerging that mirror those solved years ago in grayscale imaging, namely regarding the use of standards to define the consistency of color images shown on different medical displays. Fortunately, help is on the way.
July 30, 2015
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NJ mayor pleads not guilty in referral fraud case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The mayor of a New Jersey town has pleaded not guilty to charges of healthcare fraud for allegedly taking payments to refer patients to an imaging firm that's been at the center of a wide-ranging federal investigation.
July 29, 2015
RLI launches new educational webinar series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) is launching its new Leadership Accelerator Series of online educational courses.
July 29, 2015
CMS forecasts 'modest' growth in healthcare spending
By Donna Domino
The U.S. will see a "modest" increase in healthcare spending through 2024, but the projected 5.8% annual rate of growth is much lower than the rapid pace seen prior to 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 28, 2015
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Philips, ISRRT again hold dose management contest
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) have launched the third annual ISRRT DoseWise Radiographer of the Year contest.
July 27, 2015
Gender testing sting lands Indian radiologist in jail
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Indian radiologist has ended up in jail after a sting operation allegedly caught him performing an illegal sex determination test with an ultrasound scanner.
July 26, 2015
MGH launches RadIQ education platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A cloud-based platform described as a "virtual workstation" for radiology education was unveiled by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography conference in Las Vegas.
July 23, 2015
Repeat MRI scans due to patient motion mean lost revenue
By Wayne Forrest
Having to retake MRI scans due to patient motion can easily cost a hospital upward of $100,000 in lost annual revenue, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 23, 2015
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CMS: Medicare funds will last longer than predicted
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The fund that finances Medicare's hospital insurance coverage will last more than a decade longer than previously expected, according to a recent report.
July 22, 2015
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