Practice Management: Page 410

Canadian health network to review 4K scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Canadian health network is reviewing 4,000 imaging cases handled by one of its radiologists after a patient complaint showed an incorrect exam interpretation, according to a St. Catharines Standard of St. Catharines, Ontario.
June 22, 2015
Panacea on new coding changes: Medically unlikely edits
By Donna Richmond
Are you prepared for new additions to Medicare's National Correct Coding Initiative? Recent changes cover medically unlikely edits, according to Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions, who offers some guidance on how to handle these additions.
June 22, 2015
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
June 21, 2015
MRI Interventions' ClearPoint system used on hippocampus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI Interventions announced that the neurological surgical team at University of Kansas Medical Center performed the first stereotactic laser ablation of the hippocampus using the company's ClearPoint Neuro navigation system.
June 21, 2015
Are imaging sites ready for new Joint Commission rules?
By Eric Barnes
On July 1, a new era of intense scrutiny and documentation will arrive for CT and other imaging modalities, thanks to new Joint Commission accreditation requirements that become effective on that date. Unfortunately, most radiology departments aren't remotely ready to fulfill the requirements, according to a talk at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
June 21, 2015
Joint Commission asks CT techs to complete survey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Joint Commission is asking radiologic technologists (RTs) to complete an online survey in anticipation of the organization's new minimum standards for RTs who perform CT imaging.
June 18, 2015
Elekta files patent suit against Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta and William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak, MI, have filed a patent suit against Varian Medical Systems.
June 18, 2015
House passes repeal of medical device excise tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a 280 to 140 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protect Medical Innovation Act (HR 160), which would repeal the 2.3% medical device excise tax.
June 18, 2015
'Teaching session' sours docs on screening younger women
By Kate Madden Yee
The number of primary care physicians who would recommend screening mammography to women in their 40s plummeted after they received information in a "teaching session" about the "harms" of screening, according to a study published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.
June 18, 2015
Hygiene education prompts rads to clean up their act
By Louise Gagnon
Giving radiologists information about the importance of disinfection and sanitization practices at the workstation prompted them to clean their work areas more often, according to the results of a Canadian study. The researchers believe the findings offer hope for reducing bacterial contamination in the workplace.
June 17, 2015
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Radiologist slaps Duke with antipoaching suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist from Duke University Health System is suing the university over an alleged antipoaching deal between Duke and the University of North Carolina, according to the Herald-Sun of Durham.
June 16, 2015
Richardson Electronics to acquire IMES
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Richardson Electronics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of International Medical Equipment and Service (IMES).
June 16, 2015
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