Practice Management: Page 501

Radiation matters in CT screening; imaging and new payment models; MRI scans inspire art

By Brian Casey

June 30, 2013

MITA lauds cost-effectiveness finding for CT lung scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said it welcomes a new analysis of the 2010 National Lung Screening Trial showing that low-dose CT is a cost-effective diagnostic tool for patients at high risk of lung cancer.

June 27, 2013

JAMA: Use of advanced radiation therapy grows

By Brian Casey

The use of advanced radiation therapy technologies grew rapidly between 2004 and 2009 for treating men with prostate cancer, particularly among those who might not be at risk of dying from the disease, according to an article published in the June 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

June 27, 2013

Philips, Ga. center ink 15-year healthcare deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare and Georgia Regents Medical Center have entered into a 15-year agreement valued at approximately $300 million to create a new healthcare delivery model.

June 27, 2013

FDA issues warning about Puerto Rican mammo facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to patients who had mammograms at a breast imaging facility in Puerto Rico.

June 27, 2013

As payment models change, imaging must focus on 4 key priorities

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiology has a central role in healthcare: It makes up 7.5% of U.S. healthcare expenditures and 14% of Medicare's Part B spending, with direct costs for radiology totaling $175 billion per year. So as healthcare delivery and payment systems shift, radiologists are challenged to operate within a different framework.

June 27, 2013