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Knee MRI prices can vary almost 8-fold across the U.S.
By Kate Madden Yee
The price of an outpatient noncontrast MRI scan of the knee can vary across the U.S. by almost eightfold, according to a new study in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The finding sheds light on an increasingly consumer-driven healthcare environment, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, wrote.
May 5, 2015
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Ky. x-ray tech pleads guilty to fraud charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologic technologist from Kentucky pleaded guilty on May 2 to federal charges that he allowed an unlicensed individual to administer x-rays to Medicare and Medicaid patients from Kentucky and Ohio.
May 4, 2015
Oxford Instruments buys mobile imaging firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K.-based Oxford Instruments said it has acquired Medical Imaging Resources of Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
May 3, 2015
Nonradiologists get most of Medicare imaging payments
By Kate Madden Yee
More than 50% of Medicare payments for diagnostic imaging services in the U.S. are made to nonradiologists, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. In fact, Medicare payments to nonradiologists for diagnostic imaging exceed those to radiologists in almost 60% of states.
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SNMMI monitoring situation in Baltimore
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With its annual meeting in Baltimore just six weeks away, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is monitoring this week's civil unrest in the city.
April 30, 2015
FDA posts alert for Calif. mammography center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted an alert about possible problems with mammography quality at a California imaging center.
April 30, 2015
OIG clears Ark. Veterans Affairs hospital in teleradiology case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) has cleared an Arkansas hospital in the Veterans Health Administration of wrongdoing after an investigation into radiology exam interpretation.
April 29, 2015
Bipartisan USPSTF 'transparency' bill introduced
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology is lauding legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that proposes greater transparency in the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
April 29, 2015
No cost difference between CTC, colonoscopy in elderly
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of Medicare data has found that after adjusting for patient demographic factors, costs are pretty much the same in the year following an initial screening exam for colorectal cancer, regardless of whether CT colonography (CTC) or optical colonoscopy is used, according to a report in Academic Radiology.
April 29, 2015
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
April 29, 2015
How does social media affect radiologists' communication?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Erik Ranschaert, a radiologist working in the Netherlands, is polling radiologists in the U.S. and Europe about their use of social media.
April 28, 2015
ACR endorses bill to repeal MPPR payment reduction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is supporting a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Congress to prospectively repeal the existing 25% Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Medicare reimbursement.
April 28, 2015
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