Practice Management: Page 497

GE donates to ACR Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said it has made a significant donation to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation.
July 29, 2013
Report: U.S. SPECT, PET market looks promising in coming years
By Wayne Forrest
Powered by a number of new products and the potential of novel imaging agents currently in the pipeline, U.S. sales of SPECT and PET radiopharmaceuticals and scanners could top the billion-dollar mark by the next decade, according to a new market research report from Bio-Tech Systems.
July 29, 2013
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AHRA, Toshiba partner again to 'Put Patients First'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AHRA has announced the sixth year of its Putting Patients First program, which is funded by Toshiba America Medical Systems.
July 29, 2013
Groups laud USPSTF decision on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several imaging industry groups are lauding the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for its decision recommending annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
July 28, 2013
Zotec acquires billing firm MMP for $200M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Zotec Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Medical Management Professionals (MMP) for $200 million.
July 28, 2013
SNMMI urges support for beta-amyloid PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is encouraging its members to send comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in support of beta-amyloid PET imaging before the August 2 public comment deadline.
July 25, 2013
Exercises can help sonographers scan without pain
By Doug Wuebben
"I was scared and stressed out," explains sonographer Doug Wuebben. Unsure whether he could continue with his career due to chronic shoulder pain, Wuebben improved after performing some basic movement training exercises, which he shares in this article.
July 25, 2013
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Imaging groups decry looming NIH funding cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several groups representing imaging research organizations are expressing concern about the effects of sequestration cuts on imaging research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
July 23, 2013
NC enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on July 23 signed legislation that directs healthcare facilities that perform mammography examinations to provide patients with information on their breast density.
July 23, 2013
ACR's RLI event helps radiologists become better leaders
By Kate Madden Yee
Healthcare is transitioning from a volume to a value proposition, and radiologists must learn new skills to navigate this transition, become better leaders, and thrive under new delivery and payment systems, according to presenters at the American College of Radiology's (ACR) annual Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) event to be held this week in Illinois.
July 23, 2013
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Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's can cost big money
By Wayne Forrest
Receiving a misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can result in tens of thousands of dollars in unnecessary medical costs for patients who actually have vascular dementia or Parkinson's disease, according to a study presented on July 17 at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Boston.
July 22, 2013
GOP doctors urge House to preserve in-office exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Republican Doctors Caucus is urging Congress not to repeal the in-office ancillary services exception to federal physician self-referral regulations.
July 22, 2013
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