Practice Management: Page 511

ASRT taps life member, fellows
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it will award life member status to Barbara Hente and will name seven members as fellows during its upcoming Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Albuquerque, NM.
April 23, 2013
ACR leadership institute offers executive MBA degree
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute has teamed with the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University to offer an online executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
April 23, 2013
Misdiagnosis is most common malpractice claim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic error is the most common type of malpractice claim, making up nearly 29% of all claims and more than 35% of all malpractice payments, according to a new study published April 22 in BMJ Quality & Safety.
April 22, 2013
Survey finds growth in use of department dashboards
By Cynthia E. Keen
The use of dashboards to measure key radiology performance indicators is starting to proliferate, and a new study in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology offers insight into what academic radiology departments are doing.
April 22, 2013
ASNR launches patient info website
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) has launched a new patient information website.
April 21, 2013
SIR presents new executive council
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has named a new president and executive council for 2013-2014.
April 18, 2013
ASTRO issues IGRT guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has published best-practice guidelines to improve the safety and effectiveness of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) treatments. The white paper, part of ASTRO's target safety campaign, was published online April 17 in Practical Radiation Oncology.
April 18, 2013
ASRT releases imaging safety white paper
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation has released a new white paper that provides imaging departments with best practices and recommendations on how to improve quality and safety in the medical imaging environment.
April 18, 2013
GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
CML appoints chief medical officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian image center operator CML HealthCare has appointed a new chief medical officer, the company announced.
April 17, 2013
Patient movement, wrong parameters trigger repeated MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
Patient movement and the use of incorrect technical parameters by radiologic technologists are the two most common causes for the need to perform repeat MRI exams, according to a new study by Portuguese researchers.
April 17, 2013
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