Practice Management: Page 454

Fla. radiation oncologists pay $3.5M settlement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two radiation oncologists in Pensacola, FL, will pay $3.5 million to the government and the state of Florida to resolve Medicare fraud allegations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

September 17, 2013

vRad patent lawsuit ensnares teleradiology providers

By Brian Casey

A patent lawsuit filed by teleradiology giant Virtual Radiologic (vRad) hinges on a group of former employees who broke away to start their own firm, Tandem Radiology, to develop teleradiology software. But the case has also ensnared several of Tandem's clients, who hint that vRad may have competitive motives for including them in the litigation.

September 17, 2013

Tight budget? Postpone breast cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

When public health budgets are tight, mammography screening should begin later and occur less frequently, a cost-effectiveness analysis from the University of California, Davis has concluded.

September 16, 2013

Self-referral prompts unnecessary knee MRI exams

By Kate Madden Yee

Knee MRI exams are more likely to be negative if ordered by physicians who have a financial interest in the imaging equipment being used, researchers concluded in a study published online September 17 in Radiology.

September 16, 2013

SPIE to launch Journal of Medical Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

International optics and engineering society SPIE is planning to launch the Journal of Medical Imaging in 2014.

September 16, 2013

CBO: House SGR fix comes with 26% higher price tag

By Kate Madden Yee

A bill passed in August out of a U.S. House of Representatives committee that would repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula may soon hit another obstacle as it proceeds on its legislative journey: a higher price tag.

September 15, 2013