Practice Management: Page 413

Atirix readies maintenance, service tracking module

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Atirix Medical Systems said it will include its QC-Track.Planner module in the upcoming release of its QC-Track 4.3 software.

July 29, 2014

Making a Difference as a Sonographer: Tennis elbow, part 2

By Mark Roozen, Doug Wuebben

Repetitive movements on the job, such as the daily work of a sonographer, can trigger tennis elbow. Part 2 of this series presents three exercises sonographers can use to improve stability and strength to alleviate the condition.

July 29, 2014

Report: ACR's PAC backs incumbents over rads

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology's (ACR) political action committee, RADPAC, is spending more than $230,000 on support for incumbents in the Tennessee and Kansas Republican primary races -- rather than on radiologists who are challenging them for the posts, according to an article by the National Journal.

July 28, 2014

Ala. hospital, docs to pay $25M to settle claims

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A healthcare system in Alabama and a physician group practice have agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle claims made by the U.S. government that they violated federal antikickback laws.

July 28, 2014

Insurance status affects imaging use for acute stroke

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients' insurance status and the socioeconomic factors that may be connected to it influence the type of imaging they receive when they present with acute ischemic stroke, according to a new study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 28, 2014

JAMA: Interstate medical licenses would boost telemedicine

By Erik L. Ridley

A proposal that would make it easier for physicians to get medical licenses across state lines could potentially boost access to care in underserved areas and stimulate the growth of telemedicine, according to a column published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

July 28, 2014

MICI Q3: Are radiology administrators getting more optimistic?

By Brian Casey

Are things looking up for radiology administrators? That's the tantalizing suggestion from third-quarter data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI), a forward-looking barometer of administrator confidence. While the numbers aren't definitive, they do hint at a second consecutive quarter of improving sentiment.

July 28, 2014

ACR lauds study showing low CT screening anxiety

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is praising the results of a new study showing that initial false-positive results from lung cancer screening do not cause undue patient anxiety.

July 24, 2014

ACR offers journalism, publishing fellowship

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is now accepting applications for the Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship in Scholarly Publishing.

July 23, 2014

ACR urges CMS to cover breast tomosynthesis

By Kate Madden Yee

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reimburse providers for the extra cost of digital breast tomosynthesis. Women currently have to pay extra for tomosynthesis out of pocket, despite growing evidence of the technology's superiority over conventional digital mammography.

July 23, 2014

Kan. Senate candidate lands in more hot water

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Kansas radiologist running for the U.S. Senate has run afoul of the state's medical licensing board, which has launched an investigation into charges that he improperly posted gruesome photos of gunshot victims to a social media site.

July 23, 2014

X-ray tech pleads guilty to reading imaging exams

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An x-ray technician who became vice president of a Maryland-based portable x-ray provider has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud that has cost Medicare more than $2.5 million, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.

July 22, 2014

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