Practice Management: Page 504

Regular screening could drop breast cancer disparities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Regular mammography screening can help narrow the breast cancer gap between black and white women, according to a study conducted by Chicago researchers and published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
September 26, 2012
Subspecialty second reads improve pediatric patient care
By Kate Madden Yee
In research that may support the case for more subspecialization in radiology, a Wisconsin team found that the rate of disagreement between interpretations of pediatric imaging studies by generalist community radiologists and specialty radiologists at tertiary care pediatric hospitals can be as high as 42%.
September 26, 2012
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Nuclear medicine pioneer Dr. Henry Wagner passes away
By Wayne Forrest
Dr. Henry Wagner Jr., a pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine and past president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, died on September 25 at the age of 85. Wagner is credited as being one of the founders of nuclear medicine as a scientific and medical specialty.
September 25, 2012
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HHS and DOJ warn hospitals about EHR fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a sternly worded letter mailed on September 24 to five major associations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) warned that they will not tolerate healthcare fraud related to the meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.
September 25, 2012
Thanks for a great RADExpo; more on radiology's political foes
By Brian Casey
September 24, 2012
Toshiba expands preowned equipment program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has added reconditioned ultrasound systems to its Assurance Program.
September 24, 2012
Philips participates in Clinton Global Initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare said that the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting is highlighting Asha Jyoti, a collaborative mobile women's healthcare outreach program established by Rad-Aid International, Philips, and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.
September 24, 2012
Radisphere teams with National Rural Health Association
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere has formed a partnership with the National Rural Health Association to bring its radiology services to the rural hospital community.
September 24, 2012
HIMSS promotes need for national patient ID study
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has recommended to the U.S. Congress that it should conduct a study to identify an appropriate nationwide patient data matching strategy.
September 24, 2012
Study predicts cancer care costs to double by 2020
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cancer-related medical costs are expected to more than double in some U.S. states within eight years, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
September 24, 2012
ONC publishes draft test procedures for image results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has posted a third wave of draft test procedures, applicable tools, and test data files for the 2014 edition of electronic health record certification criteria mandated by the stage 2 final meaningful use rule.
September 24, 2012
ONC's Reider will keynote ACR informatics summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced that Dr. Jacob Reider, acting chief medical officer of the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), will deliver the keynote address at its forthcoming imaging informatics summit being held in Washington, DC, next month.
September 24, 2012
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