Practice Management: Page 478

Sun, Mobius tussle over QA software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mobius Medical Systems and Sun Nuclear continue to duel over competing radiation therapy quality assurance (QA) software, with Mobius winning a preliminary injunction against Sun in December.

January 6, 2014

SNMMI launches new training grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has introduced a new training grant for nuclear medicine physics residents.

January 6, 2014

CMS: Slow growth in U.S. health spending continued in 2012

By Kate Madden Yee

The growth rate of U.S. healthcare spending in 2012 remained low for a fourth straight year, at 3.7%, according to a report in the January issue of Health Affairs. The numbers raise questions about whether there has been a permanent shift in U.S. health spending -- or whether spending will bounce back as the economy improves.

January 6, 2014

ACS reports big drop in cancer death among black men

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Cancer Society's (ACS) recent annual report on cancer statistics shows a substantial 20% drop in cancer deaths overall, with an even bigger drop among middle-aged black men.

January 6, 2014

Should residency spots in radiology be reduced?

By Saurabh Jha, MD

The radiology job market appears to be heading for a crisis, with some graduating trainees facing the prospect of no job after five years of specialized training. But what should be done about it? In this editorial opinion article, Dr. Saurabh Jha addresses the tightening job market and offers some solutions.

January 5, 2014

Farmers sues over imaging services billed but not rendered

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Farmers Insurance and several affiliates have filed suit in California against two unnamed radiological corporations that the company says billed for services that were never delivered.

January 2, 2014