Practice Management: Page 513

Higher credentials needed to change sonographers' image, pay
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - To many, sonographers are just ultrasound techs -- with their sophisticated skills underappreciated, undervalued, and underpaid. It's important for the profession to work to make changes. This was the wake-up call delivered during a presentation at this week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting.
April 9, 2013
AHRA backs Are You Dense Advocacy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The board of directors at AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management has endorsed the Are You Dense Advocacy organization and its efforts to standardize the communication of dense breast tissue to women.
April 9, 2013
Study: VC is used appropriately despite reimbursement limits
By Eric Barnes
Despite tight limitations on Medicare reimbursement, virtual colonoscopy (VC) is being used appropriately for colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study published online April 5 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine that examined more than 170,000 patient records.
April 9, 2013
SBI: Breast imaging in an era of healthcare reform
By Kate Madden Yee
In a time of rapid healthcare change, there's good news and bad news for breast imagers, according to a presentation today at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) postgraduate course. The good news is breast imaging has a solid infrastructure and demonstrated success. The bad news? Costs are rising and reimbursement is falling.
April 8, 2013
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JACR: MRI use has slowed
By Kate Madden Yee
The overall Medicare MRI utilization rate has slowed since 2008, due in part to policymakers' focus on reducing unnecessary healthcare costs -- and radiologists' efforts to educate their colleagues on appropriate imaging use, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 7, 2013
ASCO debuts database of 100K patient records
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) announced it has completed a prototype of CancerLinQ, a collection of data from approximately 100,000 breast cancer patients treated at different cancer centers throughout the U.S.
April 4, 2013
RF ablation for elderly NSCLC patients offers cost benefits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a practical treatment for elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are poor candidates for surgery, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
April 4, 2013
Imaging centers hit with surprise 30% cut for MRI codes
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Taxpayer Relief Act in January averted the planned 26.5% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, but it didn't prevent reimbursement for two "bread and butter" MRI codes from being slashed by 30%. Some freestanding imaging centers are only now becoming painfully aware of the cut.
April 4, 2013
ASE addresses TEE as part of Choosing Wisely
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a list of five interventions, including transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), that physicians and patients should discuss as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative.
April 3, 2013
Meaningful use payments top $12B
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that federal payments to hospitals, physicians, and other eligible professionals for participating in the meaningful use electronic health record program reached $12.7 billion on February 28, 2013.
April 3, 2013
AngioDynamics donates to SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has pledged to donate $500,000 to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery campaign.
April 2, 2013
SuperSonic raises $36M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine announced it has raised $36 million in its latest financing round.
April 2, 2013
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