Practice Management: Page 510

ABR Foundation hosts imaging safety summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Radiology Foundation (ABRF) will hold its 2012 summit on safe and appropriate use of medical imaging on August 23 and 24 in Bethesda, MD.
August 15, 2012
Radiation therapy fights back against proposed Medicare cuts
By Cynthia E. Keen
Few radiation oncology practices were prepared when the federal government proposed double-digit cuts in Medicare reimbursement in July. But the specialty's defenders are mobilizing to fight back with a major line of attack on the methodology used to justify the payment changes.
August 15, 2012
Houston radiologist settles with justice dept.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Houston radiologist Dr. Jack Baker has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle claims that he violated the False Claims Act, antikickback and Stark laws, and the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act between 2002 and 2010.
August 14, 2012
Does urologist self-referral force patients to travel for IMRT?
By Cynthia E. Keen
Men in Texas may be driving more than three times farther than necessary to receive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer if they are being treated at a urology practice that owns its own IMRT equipment, researchers reported on Wednesday in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
August 14, 2012
AHRA: Foreseeing radiology's future -- 8 trends to watch
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology is undergoing a major shift in how it is practiced. In this rapidly changing healthcare environment, radiologists need to closely watch the emerging trends that are influencing their field, according to a presentation by Dr. Lawrence Muroff at the AHRA 2012 meeting in Orlando, FL.
August 14, 2012
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Thieves make off with x-ray film
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Police in Virginia Beach, FL, are investigating the theft of more than 200 lb of x-ray film from a hospital, apparently by thieves who wanted to extract silver from the film.
August 13, 2012
Mont. radiologists sue hospital in Helena
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology practice in Helena, MT, has sued the city's local hospital over credentialing privileges, a regional newspaper reported on August 13.
August 13, 2012
AHRA: Uncertainty looms as feds implement healthcare reform
By Kate Madden Yee
In the years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed, U.S. regulators have continued to write rules implementing the law. In such a fluid healthcare environment, it can be difficult for radiology practices to stay on top of the changes, according to a presentation at the AHRA 2012 meeting.
August 13, 2012
Lung group says VA to start CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will move to begin lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals at its U.S. facilities, according to screening advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance.
August 12, 2012
ACPE joins ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) will join the American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) as its newest affiliate organization, according to the ACR.
August 9, 2012
CMS report finds fault with Exeter Hospital procedures
By Brian Casey
Federal investigators inspecting the New Hampshire hospital at the center of an outbreak of hepatitis C infections found a number of violations of healthcare rules, with infractions including a staff member with weeping sores working in a patient care area, according to a new report.
August 9, 2012
Mass. health reform has not improved mammo rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health insurance reform in Massachusetts has not led to better mammography screening rates or earlier detection of breast cancer, according to a study published online in Cancer.
August 9, 2012
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