Practice Management: Page 495

Standardized workflow lexicon project SWIMs toward completion
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Optimizing workflow is a universal goal of any radiology department. Dashboards keep managers abreast of what's happening, but making comparisons is difficult because a standardized workflow lexicon doesn't exist. This will change with SWIM, according to a Monday scientific session at the RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2012
West Physics partners with OnPoint Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics Consulting announced a new strategic partnership with OnPoint Medical Diagnostics, a developer of cloud-based quality assurance software. The partnership will focus on providing joint service offerings to medical imaging facilities for improving the efficiency of quality assurance programs, according to the firm.
November 26, 2012
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A little patch of green in the RSNA Plaza at McCormick Place.
November 26, 2012
Meaningful use is achievable for academic radiology practices
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Should a U.S. academic radiology practice participate in the "meaningful use" initiative? An academic hospital with a program in place could provide significant benefits, but without it, there will be hurdles, according to a Sunday afternoon refresher course at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 25, 2012
Professional societies should steer medical error discussion
By Rebekah Moan
CHICAGO - Guidance from professional societies such as RSNA would go a long way in helping radiologists address medical errors, not only in facilitating the process, but also in helping to define errors in the first place, according to a Monday morning session at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 25, 2012
Advanced imaging spending drops to bottom of services list
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - A decrease in volume growth and cuts to Medicare payments have left advanced medical imaging near the bottom of all healthcare service categories contributing to overall Medicare spending -- rather than at the head of the pack as policymakers continue to believe, according to research presented Monday morning at RSNA 2012.
November 25, 2012
USARad.com, Direct Diagnostic Alliance form joint venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider USARad.com has announced a joint venture between its international subsidiary WorldRad.com and telemedicine provider Direct Diagnostic Alliance of Barcelona, Spain.
November 25, 2012
MPI used 50 times more often than CCTA, study finds
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is vastly underutilized compared to SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, despite their status as competitive tests, according to a study presented on Sunday at the RSNA meeting.
November 25, 2012
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RSNA's Image Share project tackles patient concerns
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - RSNA's Image Share pilot program for patient-driven image exchange has encountered a small number of problems with participants, but most are technical or IT-related and can be readily solved, according to research presented on Sunday at the 2012 RSNA meeting.
November 24, 2012
Make yourself more visible, RSNA president insists
By Rebekah Moan
CHICAGO - "Step out from behind the curtain and put a face on the radiologist" was the resounding message of Sunday morning's opening session at the annual RSNA meeting. Dr. George Bisset III, RSNA president, emphasized the meeting's theme during his opening remarks and was echoed by colleagues in sessions that followed.
November 24, 2012
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Australians tackle challenge of designing low-cost RT system
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - An Australian research team has designed a compact radiotherapy (RT) system intended to lower the costs of building and operating a radiotherapy center. The goal is to reduce a known global shortage of radiotherapy, especially in countries with challenged economies.
November 24, 2012
MITA releases interventional x-ray standard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has published an interventional x-ray guidance, XR-27 User QC Standard, to help imaging facilities conduct quality testing and monitor x-ray equipment used for interventional procedures.
November 20, 2012
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