Practice Management: Page 491

Tight budget? Postpone breast cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When public health budgets are tight, mammography screening should begin later and occur less frequently, a cost-effectiveness analysis from the University of California, Davis has concluded.
September 16, 2013
Self-referral prompts unnecessary knee MRI exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Knee MRI exams are more likely to be negative if ordered by physicians who have a financial interest in the imaging equipment being used, researchers concluded in a study published online September 17 in Radiology.
September 16, 2013
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SPIE to launch Journal of Medical Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International optics and engineering society SPIE is planning to launch the Journal of Medical Imaging in 2014.
September 16, 2013
CBO: House SGR fix comes with 26% higher price tag
By Kate Madden Yee
A bill passed in August out of a U.S. House of Representatives committee that would repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula may soon hit another obstacle as it proceeds on its legislative journey: a higher price tag.
September 15, 2013
ASRT, Rad-Aid unveil China program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Rad-Aid International will offer a program for radiation therapists to teach in China.
September 12, 2013
Report: Canadian rad may have misread scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A healthcare network in Canada has sent letters to 3,500 patients alerting them that a radiologist may have misread their mammograms and CT exams, according to an article in the Toronto Star.
September 11, 2013
MITA, NEMA urge helium bill passage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of technology, medical, business, and education groups are urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that will secure the nation's helium supply.
September 11, 2013
RLI awards 1st leadership certificate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has awarded its first Certificate of Leadership Fundamentals award.
September 11, 2013
Ill. woman sues over transvaginal ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Illinois woman is suing a hospital in Libertyville, IL, alleging medical battery from an hour-long transvaginal ultrasound procedure.
September 11, 2013
AAOS includes DVT US on Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) said that routine ultrasound screening for postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) should be avoided in patients who undergo elective hip or knee arthroplasty.
September 10, 2013
Canadian proposal would ban private MRI, CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta is seeking to bar privately paid MRI and CT scans because they allow patients who can afford the tests to jump the line for care, according to a report in the Calgary Herald.
September 9, 2013
FDA panel mostly likes evidence on CTC efficacy
By Eric Barnes
In a wide-ranging session on CT colonography (CTC), held in Silver Spring, MD, on Monday, a panel of experts convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration delivered almost universally positive views of the evidence supporting the use of the exam for colorectal cancer screening.
September 9, 2013
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