Practice Management: Page 452

PSA campaign addresses mammo confusion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mammography Saves Lives coalition has launched a new awareness campaign on mammography screening using TV and radio public service announcements (PSAs).
September 30, 2013
Lilly 'disappointed' with CMS beta-amyloid PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Once again, drug developer Eli Lilly is expressing disappointment with a regulatory decision related to its Amyvid PET radiopharmaceutical for the detection of Alzheimer's disease.
September 30, 2013
MITA lukewarm on CMS' PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) cited progress in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) final decision on beta-amyloid PET coverage; however, the organization said it was disappointed by the scope.
September 30, 2013
Gap narrows in black, white breast cancer rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer incidence rates are converging among white and African-American women, according to an analysis to be published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
September 30, 2013
Radiologists: Reach out to your referring physicians
By Kate Madden Yee
Referring physicians asked to rate the usefulness of a set of sample radiology reports gave them relatively high marks, according to a new study published in the October American Journal of Roentgenology. But the referring physicians added that they would like to hear from radiologists more often about important findings.
September 30, 2013
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Intelerad joins CHIME Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Intelerad Medical Systems has become an associate member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Foundation.
September 29, 2013
CMS upholds PET decision for dementia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding to its position restricting reimbursement for PET imaging for dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
September 26, 2013
Judge hikes damage award in verdict against radiologist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge has tripled the damage award in a case in which a radiologist was found to have conspired to fabricate asbestos claims in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Record.
September 25, 2013
Appalachian women have higher rates of late-stage breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Older women living in the poorest areas of Appalachia fail to get regular breast cancer screening and have a higher incidence of late-stage breast cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Health Services Research.
September 25, 2013
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ASTRO: Cross-coverage boosts workload, stresses docs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncologists who encounter an unfamiliar case when covering for another physician experience higher levels of perceived workload that may affect their performance, according to research presented at the 2013 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference in Atlanta.
September 25, 2013
Breast cancer external-beam RT doesn't boost mortality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Early-stage breast cancer patients who undergo external-beam radiation therapy (RT) are not at higher risk for serious long-term side effects, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta.
September 24, 2013
ASTRO adds radiation therapy to Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has joined the Choosing Wisely campaign, contributing five radiation therapy procedures to the growing list of commonly ordered but not always necessary medical procedures.
September 23, 2013
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