Practice Management: Page 462

MEDCAC panel shows low confidence in CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals in the Medicare program received a vote of low confidence by a panel of medical experts meeting in Baltimore today. The vote seriously weakens the case for establishing Medicare payment for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
April 29, 2014
ASRT debuts new online educational series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has introduced Sectional Anatomy Essentials, an online educational tool designed to improve clinical competence.
April 28, 2014
What's behind plunging CT payments? And, patient portal pitfalls; CESM in Egypt
By Brian Casey
April 28, 2014
ASOR members offered discount on STATdx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Members of the Arab School of Radiology (ASOR) are being offered a 47% discount on STATdx decision-support software.
April 28, 2014
Radiologists hit hard by CT code bundling
By Kate Madden Yee
When reimbursement codes for CT of the abdomen and pelvis were bundled in 2011, there was a dramatic 29% reduction in imaging payments for these procedures, according to a study in the May American Journal of Roentgenology. Radiologists were the most affected, concluded Dr. David C. Levin and colleagues from Thomas Jefferson University.
April 28, 2014
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CAR: Canadian radiologists should champion appropriate imaging
By Louise Gagnon
MONTREAL - Championing a cause such as appropriateness in imaging is a way for Canadian radiologists to improve their visibility as a profession, as well as protect their turf, said the immediate past president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) at the society's annual meeting last week.
April 28, 2014
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CIBR to hold medtech showcase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research (CIBR) is planning to hold its fifth annual Medical Technology Showcase in Washington, DC, on April 29.
April 27, 2014
Center owner gets 4 years for NJ fraud scheme
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The owner of a New Jersey imaging facility at the center of payment-for-patients scheme has been sentenced to almost four years in prison and a $2 million fine.
April 24, 2014
GAO releases report on effect of imaging accreditation
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and various congressional committees outlining the impact that Medicare imaging accreditation has had on access to advanced diagnostic imaging. The bottom line? It's not clear.
April 24, 2014
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ASTRO releases endometrial rad therapy guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new guideline that details the use of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of endometrial cancer.
April 24, 2014
Radiology's top tweeters: Dr. James Rawson
By Brian Casey
Our series on the top tweeters in radiology continues with a profile of Dr. James Rawson, also known on Twitter as @Jim_Rawson_MD. With nearly 1,600 followers, Rawson ranks in radiology's top five -- although if you ask him about it, he might not care, as securing a rabid following isn't his goal in the social media world.
April 24, 2014
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CMS publishes agenda for April 30 CT lung screening meeting
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released detailed information in preparation for the April 30 meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee to review the evidence on CT lung cancer screening.
April 23, 2014
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