Practice Management: Page 498

NOPR leaves legacy of cancer coverage and cooperation
By Wayne Forrest
The seven-year initiative known as the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) began to wind down its operation after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last month it would halt the data collection requirement for all oncologic indications for FDG-PET as a condition of reimbursement.
July 22, 2013
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Atirix lands 2 quality control patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer Atirix Medical Systems has been awarded two U.S. patents for quality control systems and methods.
July 21, 2013
Cuts on top of cuts: 2014 Medicare rates slash CT, MR payments
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the nuggets found in the recently proposed 2014 Medicare payment rates for hospitals is a change that would slash reimbursement for the technical component of CT and MRI scans by as much as 38% and 19%, respectively.
July 21, 2013
ASRT: RT wages up 1.7% since 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The average salary of radiologic technologists in the U.S. rose by 1.7% in the past three years and now averages $62,763, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) 2013 wage and salary survey.
July 18, 2013
MITA criticizes HOPPS proposal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is critical of recent payment changes proposed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
July 17, 2013
CMS: Meaningful use driving EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that federal incentive payments under the meaningful use program are driving the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which are reducing errors and communicating data to patients.
July 16, 2013
Zotec nabs Kan. contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has won a contract with two Kansas imaging centers.
July 16, 2013
HIMSS unveils Health IT Value Suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has unveiled Health IT Value Suite, a "knowledge repository" that aims to classify, quantify, and articulate the clinical, financial, and business impact of healthcare IT.
July 16, 2013
GAO report shows doctors refer path tests for financial gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that shows increases in the rates of doctors ordering anatomic pathology tests when they stand to gain financially.
July 15, 2013
Gamma Medica wraps up financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica said it has closed on a $16 million series A financing round from healthcare investment firm Psilos Group Managers.
July 15, 2013
ContextVision wins patent lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has won a patent lawsuit involving imaging services company Sapheneia.
July 15, 2013
Groups decry medical device excise tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturers have now paid an estimated $1 billion to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for the medical device excise tax, according to several groups representing medical device manufacturers.
July 15, 2013
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