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Outpatient echo code bundling has unintended effects
By Kate Madden Yee
When Medicare began code bundling for echocardiography scans in 2009, the move produced a sharp drop in outpatient claims from cardiologists -- which was expected. But the success of code bundling could have unintended effects for both echocardiography and other imaging exams, according to a study in the May Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2014
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ASRT: Radiation therapy job market tightens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The vacancy rate for radiation therapists fell to 1.6% in 2014, down from 2.1% in 2012, according to the latest survey from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
May 14, 2014
Ga. tech in mammo fraud hit with monetary damages
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Georgia radiologic technologist who falsified mammography records has been hit with $200,000 in punitive damages in civil lawsuits filed by two women affected in the case.
May 14, 2014
Frequent interruptions bedevil on-call radiologists
By Kate Madden Yee
On-call radiologists are constantly interrupted by phone calls and other requests, to such a degree that these interruptions could be distracting them from their primary job of interpreting images, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2014
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Launch date fixed for Euro Academy of Neurology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Joint Congress of European Neurology will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31 May to 3 June.
May 13, 2014
GE helps create Nigerian biomed program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The GE Foundation is collaborating with two organizations to bring a biomedical-equipment technician training program to Nigeria.
May 13, 2014
ImagineSoftware signs Advocate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ImagineSoftware has added billing and reimbursement firm Advocate to its client list.
May 12, 2014
Imaging lands on 'low-value' list; 2nd U.S. MERS case; 3D MRI software
By Brian Casey
May 12, 2014
GE partners with CorTechs Labs, debuts SpinLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is partnering with CorTechs Labs to combine its MRI technology with CorTechs Labs' NeuroQuant postprocessing application.
May 12, 2014
JAMA IM: Imaging lands high on list of low-value procedures
By Eric Barnes
A new list of 26 low-value medical procedures published in JAMA Internal Medicine includes a dozen imaging exams. The exams -- defined as procedures that cost a lot of money without yielding significant benefits -- could be costing Medicare as much as $8.5 billion a year, according to the authors.
May 12, 2014
ACR launches new e-learning program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a new e-learning program called ACR RADAR.
May 12, 2014
Australia breaks ground on Mo-99 site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australia is bidding to triple its production of radiopharmaceuticals and become a major world supplier as it breaks ground on a new $168 million nuclear medicine facility, according to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.
May 8, 2014
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