Practice Management: Page 481

Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit reduction law passed in August 2012.
February 28, 2013
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Study confirms diminished use of pediatric trauma CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of CT exams in pediatric trauma patients has declined or stayed the same for most clinical applications over the past decade, according to an analysis published online February 25 in Radiology.
February 28, 2013
ACR backs bill to restore imaging access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is endorsing the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (HR 846), which would correct a 25% multiple procedure payment reduction to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session.
February 28, 2013
Study will use DTI to show soccer heading effects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3 million grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to investigate the short- and long-term effects on the brain of heading a soccer ball, using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MR.
February 27, 2013
How to get a good deal in payor contract negotiations
By John Stiles
When a radiology group is about to enter negotiations with a commercial insurance payor, what's the first thing it should concentrate on? If the group focuses myopically on rates for imaging services, it might end up getting shortchanged, according to John Stiles of HealthPro Medical Billing, who offers a better approach.
February 27, 2013
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Sonography students level claims against Ill. program
By Cynthia E. Keen
Five students enrolled in the sonography program at the College of DuPage in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, IL, have publicly charged the program's leaders with unethical conduct, including a claim that the program issued grades for a course that allegedly was never held.
February 26, 2013
MGH's Thrall reflects on radiology; CT lung screening saves lives; reducing repeats
By Brian Casey
February 25, 2013
ACR updates appropriateness guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published a new version of its appropriateness criteria, which are evidence-based guidelines intended to help healthcare providers select the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy.
February 25, 2013
MGH's Thrall reflects on 30 years in radiology
By Dr. James Thrall
On February 1, Dr. James Thrall stepped down as chairman of the department of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ending a 30-year career as one of the leading figures in radiology. In this exclusive article, Dr. Thrall reflects on the changes he's seen over the past 30 years in medical imaging.
February 25, 2013
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ACR takes aim at 'inaccuracies' in Time healthcare article
By Kate Madden Yee
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has come out swinging in response to an article on healthcare costs published online February 20 in Time magazine that charges ACR with obstructing efforts to discourage overuse of advanced imaging in the Medicare program.
February 24, 2013
MITA holds meetings with Brazilian regulatory agency
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) conducted a series of meetings earlier this month with industry partners in Brazil to explore opportunities to harmonize international medical device standards and expand market access to MITA member companies in Brazil and Latin America.
February 24, 2013
Expert offers tips for efficient cardiac MRI throughput
By Wayne Forrest
Is your cardiac MRI scanner a $2 million patient gurney? It might be if you're not effectively using every available moment to prepare and scan patients, eliminating downtime between exams, according to a presentation at the recent Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
February 24, 2013
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