Practice Management: Page 487

New Mary's Musings; techs repeat more head CT; PET/MRI software
By Brian Casey
January 21, 2013
Mary's Musings: Imaging management and the new paradigm
By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz
I had the nightmare of diagnosing my mother's terminal cancer myself, and she was dead within the week. This was after months of state-of-the-art care rendered by doctors at an esteemed academic medical center. How could this have happened in this millennium?
January 21, 2013
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ACR advises on barium shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) said it has been in contact with manufacturers to monitor an ongoing shortage of barium products used for fluoroscopy.
January 20, 2013
Take 2: Techs opt to repeat more head scans than radiologists
By Eric Barnes
Maybe they're perfectionists: A new study from McGill University in Montreal found that radiologic technologists wanted to repeat far more head CT scans than radiologists, who seem more willing to put up with image noise and artifacts.
January 20, 2013
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HHS announces changes in HIPAA privacy laws
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it has taken steps to strengthen healthcare privacy and security protections established under HIPAA.
January 20, 2013
House hearing to eye federal IT purchasing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight and Government Reform Committee is starting the new 113th Congress by scheduling a hearing on January 22 to focus on "the wasteful and dysfunctional fashion in which the federal government acquires information technology systems and services."
January 20, 2013
ACR urges restraint before finalizing stage 3 MU rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR), like other professional healthcare organizations, has recommended to the U.S. government that the meaningful use (MU) financial incentive program be evaluated before stage 3 requirements are issued.
January 17, 2013
Indian firm gets $4M PET investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Indian nuclear medicine firm Nueclear Healthcare said it has received an investment of 22 million rupees ($4.09 million) from Norwest Venture Partners to improve access to PET technology in the country.
January 17, 2013
HIMSS Asia seeks speakers for Asia-Pacific conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Asia-Pacific arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics, and the eHealth Consortium of Hong Kong are seeking presentations by healthcare providers, industry leaders, and the healthcare IT vendor community for its summer conference.
January 17, 2013
AAPM issues guidelines for radiation therapy error databases
By Cynthia E. Keen
With the goal of improving radiation therapy safety, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has published technical recommendations to aid developers of databases that are designed to track and record treatment errors and near misses.
January 17, 2013
Siemens named in China bribery suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A former employee of the China unit of Siemens, parent of Siemens Healthcare, has sued the company, charging that he was fired after uncovering a scheme to pay kickbacks in China for the purchase of medical equipment, according to a Bloomberg article.
January 16, 2013
The SGR 'fix' is in; stage 3 MU comments; more good news for tomo
By Brian Casey
January 16, 2013
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