Practice Management: Page 508

Key to clinician interaction? Location, location, location
By Erik L. Ridley
Want more personal interaction with your referring physicians? Try moving your reading rooms out of the basement and into clinical areas. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that such "embedded" reading rooms resulted in a big jump in personal visits from clinicians.
May 15, 2013
Health Affairs: Cancer patients face higher bankruptcy risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Individuals diagnosed with cancer are at least 2.5 times more likely to declare bankruptcy than those without cancer, according to a study of patients in Washington state published online May 15 in Health Affairs.
May 14, 2013
Fonar posts Q3 revenue increase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar has reported double-digit growth in the company's third fiscal quarter.
May 14, 2013
Technologists' CT training called woefully inadequate
By Eric Barnes
CT might be the mainstay of medical imaging, but the basic curriculum for radiologic technologist training hardly mentions the modality, and training centers that do teach it are few and far between, according to a talk on May 10 at the Virtual Symposium on Radiation Safety and Computed Tomography.
May 14, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
May 12, 2013
Thieves steal x-ray film for silver in Ohio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ohio police are investigating the theft of radiology films from 2,000 to 2,500 patients from a hospital storage room, according to newspaper reports.
May 9, 2013
Adding dose, cost info to decision support sways exam ordering
By Cynthia E. Keen
Educating referring physicians about radiation dose and the cost of imaging exams can prompt as many as half of them to change their orders for imaging studies, according to a study published online in the journal Medical Care.
May 9, 2013
Monarch Medical names interim CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monarch Medical PET Services announced it has appointed an interim CEO.
May 8, 2013
California's breast density notification law -- 1 month in
By Kate Madden Yee
It's been just over 30 days since California's version of breast density notification legislation went into effect. How is the law affecting clinical practice in the state's breast centers? Although they are complying, many breast imagers are skeptical of its value.
May 8, 2013
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Philips wins Novation network contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has been awarded a multiyear agreement designating the company as a preferred service provider for clinical equipment maintenance for the entire Novation network.
May 7, 2013
Agfa renews RSNA foundation commitment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has renewed its support for the RSNA Research and Education Foundation with a donation commitment of $500,000 to be awarded over five years.
May 7, 2013
Study suggests hand sanitizer OK as ultrasound gel substitute
By Cynthia E. Keen
If you're interested in a low-cost substitute for ultrasound gel, hand sanitizer works very well, according to a presentation last month at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting in New York City.
May 7, 2013
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