Practice Management: Page 452

Get to know referring physicians to meet their imaging needs
By Erik L. Ridley
If you're a radiologist, you know that referring clinicians are your customers, and it's important to keep them happy. What do your referring physicians really want from their radiology reports and interactions with the radiology department? Just ask them, according to researchers from Duke University.
July 13, 2014
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MRI safety remains a concern, as does need for more formal training
By Wayne Forrest
The number of adverse MRI events continues to be a serious issue for imaging centers and radiology departments, despite mandates and guidance to implement MRI safety measures from organizations such as the American College of Radiology and the Joint Commission.
July 13, 2014
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DIIG is now Medical Imaging Corp.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Diagnostic Imaging International (DIIG) has changed its name to Medical Imaging Corp.
July 10, 2014
Reducing CT malpractice risk: Simple, but not easy?
By Kate Madden Yee
Malpractice risk is part of practicing medicine, and although radiologists are less likely than most physicians to be hit with malpractice claims, radiologists still have a 50% likelihood of being sued by the time they turn 60.
July 10, 2014
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HIMSS reacts to FDASIA healthcare IT report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) this week submitted comments on a new regulatory scheme proposed for healthcare IT software.
July 9, 2014
HOPPS 2015 rule would boost breast biopsy payments
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a proposed rule for its 2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS), bringing good news to radiology in the form of a 51% increase in payment for breast biopsy procedures.
July 9, 2014
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
July 8, 2014
RSNA R&E Foundation awards $3.7M in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RSNA's Research and Education (R&E) Foundation will fund 94 grants totaling approximately $3.7 million in 2014.
July 8, 2014
CorTechs Labs' NeuroQuant gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain imaging software developer CorTechs Labs has received the CE Mark to distribute its NeuroQuant application in Europe.
July 8, 2014
MRI use linked to patient mortality in Irish study
By Wayne Forrest
A new study of MRI use at a hospital in Ireland paints a complex picture of the modality, with higher in-hospital mortality and longer hospital stays for patients who got MRI scans. However, this could be because the patients were more acutely ill, according to an article in the July Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 8, 2014
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What kind of after-hours imaging service do ED docs want?
By Kate Madden Yee
Emergency department (ED) physicians increasingly want off-hours imaging scans interpreted via final reads from attending radiologists rather than preliminary reads from residents. And more of them are getting their way, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 8, 2014
Brainlab debuts Right Brain Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brainlab has launched the Right Brain Foundation, which aims to provide medical technology and education to selected hospitals and public institutions in Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America.
July 7, 2014
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