Practice Management: Page 464

As payment models change, imaging must focus on 4 key priorities
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology has a central role in healthcare: It makes up 7.5% of U.S. healthcare expenditures and 14% of Medicare's Part B spending, with direct costs for radiology totaling $175 billion per year. So as healthcare delivery and payment systems shift, radiologists are challenged to operate within a different framework.
June 27, 2013
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What drug diversion looks like; is it time to start paying for VC screening?
By Brian Casey
June 26, 2013
NH report slams Exeter Hospital procedures in hepatitis C outbreak
By Brian Casey
In an official report, state health authorities in New Hampshire say that officials and staff at Exeter Hospital had lax procedures and missed multiple warning signs in the case of a cardiac cath lab technologist who infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C as part of an alleged drug diversion scheme.
June 26, 2013
ACR hails new data on CT screening cost-effectiveness
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) said it is pleased that new evidence from the National Lung Screening Trial suggests lung cancer screening for high-risk patients is cost-effective.
June 26, 2013
AJR: Virtual colonoscopy's time has come
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy researchers have served up all the evidence the U.S. government asked for, and as a result they've concluded the time is now for approval of the technique to screen for colorectal cancer, according to an article published in the July American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 26, 2013
JACR: Residents mostly use iPad for education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The majority of radiology residents are using the iPad as an educational tool rather than for clinical duties, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 25, 2013
ACR marks 90th anniversary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) celebrated its 90th anniversary on June 26.
June 25, 2013
Navidea closes $25M debt financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has closed a $25 million debt financing transaction led by GE Capital's Healthcare Financial Services division.
June 25, 2013
Academy names investigator award recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Academy of Radiology Research has recognized 43 researchers as recipients of its 2013 Distinguished Investigator Award.
June 25, 2013
Patient factors, not doctors, affect emergency imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Little of the geographic variations in emergency department imaging use can be attributed to physician characteristics such as experience, training, or gender, according to a new study published online in Radiology. In fact, variations in imaging use have more to do with patients.
June 24, 2013
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Radiology publishes Berlin poem on errors from RSNA 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In case you missed it at RSNA 2012, the poem delivered by Dr. Leonard Berlin about disclosing errors to patients has now been published in the July edition of Radiology.
June 23, 2013
Technologist groups push PET/MRI standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two associations representing radiologic technologists have jointly crafted recommendations for PET/MRI education, certification, and staffing requirements for technologists.
June 20, 2013
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