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IASLC hits Medicare panel on CT lung screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) said it's disappointed by the recent recommendation of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee not to support low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
May 7, 2014
CT lung screening meeting: A travesty of public health policy
By Frederic W. Grannis Jr.
In retrospect, last week's negative vote by a Medicare panel against CT lung cancer screening is perhaps no surprise given the various conflicts of interest found among many members of the panel, according to Dr. Frederic W. Grannis Jr. Grannis attended the meeting and said he was stunned by the experience.
May 7, 2014
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CMS eases radiopharmaceutical prep, ASC regulations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Changes to Medicare regulations for radiopharmaceutical preparation as well as radiology requirements for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) were among the provisions in a final rule released on Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
May 6, 2014
HealthPro promotes Perts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
HealthPro Medical Billing has named Karen Perts as director of business development.
May 6, 2014
ACR taps new officers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has appointed Dr. Bibb Allen Jr. as the new chair of its Board of Chancellors.
May 5, 2014
ASTRO weighs in on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is "concerned" by a Medicare panel's April 30 vote expressing doubt about Medicare payment for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
May 5, 2014
ARRS: Do patients really want to talk to radiologists?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN DIEGO - As a specialty, radiology is fighting to become more visible, and one solution is for radiologists to communicate exam results directly to patients. But is this really what patients want? That question was explored at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
May 5, 2014
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ACR releases 1st edition of Lung-RADS tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the first edition of its Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) tool.
May 1, 2014
Zotec-MMP signs Ariz. group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Zotec-MMP has won an exclusive billing and practice management contract with an Arizona teleradiology group.
April 30, 2014
Imaging groups weigh in on CT lung screening vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance are weighing in on a negative vote by a Medicare advisory committee regarding coverage of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.
April 30, 2014
Calif. Asian women lag in mammography use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California's Asian women have lower-than-average rates of mammography, according to a new report published by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research.
April 30, 2014
Medicare panel raises doubts about CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Members of a Medicare advisory panel expressed a range of doubts about the benefits of CT lung cancer screening in a meeting on April 30 in Baltimore, giving screening low confidence scores. The question now becomes how the mostly negative panel meeting will shape the debate about Medicare reimbursement over the next six months.
April 30, 2014
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