Practice Management: Page 518

ACR launches new e-learning program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released a new e-learning program, CPI Splice, that incorporates image-based clinical cases from radiologic experts in the ACR Continuous Professional Improvement program into an online platform.
March 7, 2013
Idaho introduces RT licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Idaho legislators have introduced a bill that would require individuals in the state to obtain a license before performing medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, according to the Idaho Society of Radiologic Technologists.
March 6, 2013
HIMSS: Mobile devices raise thorny legal issues in healthcare
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW ORLEANS - The use of mobile devices in healthcare environments offers unique security challenges, and institutions must implement and -- most importantly -- enforce policies regarding their use to mitigate legal risk, according to a Wednesday presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.
March 6, 2013
ACR Education Center marks 5-year anniversary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Education Center in Reston, VA, a training facility that offers radiologists hands-on instruction in breast imaging, body imaging, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, and musculoskeletal imaging.
March 5, 2013
Philips donates $9K to ASRT Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has donated nearly $9,000 to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation to fund medical imaging and radiation therapy programs in underserved communities.
March 5, 2013
Carestream's DR used for 2013 NFL scouting combine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health's DRX-1 detectors were used at last month's 2013 National Football League (NFL) scouting combine, the company said.
March 5, 2013
Surgery plus RT works best for metastatic gastric cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with metastatic gastric cancer face a grim prognosis, but those who undergo surgery followed by radiation therapy (RT) may have the best chance of longer survival, according to a study published online January 29 in Cancer.
March 3, 2013
JAMA: Physicians do not discuss CT risks with most patients
By Eric Barnes
Physicians rarely communicated the risks of CT scans to patients before ordering the exams in a population of older male patients at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, according to survey results published on March 4 in a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine.
March 3, 2013
Siemens to equip ACR Education Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has selected Siemens Healthcare's syngo.via advanced visualization software for use in the ACR Education Center in Reston, VA.
March 3, 2013
Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit reduction law passed in August 2012.
February 28, 2013
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Study confirms diminished use of pediatric trauma CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of CT exams in pediatric trauma patients has declined or stayed the same for most clinical applications over the past decade, according to an analysis published online February 25 in Radiology.
February 28, 2013
ACR backs bill to restore imaging access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is endorsing the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (HR 846), which would correct a 25% multiple procedure payment reduction to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session.
February 28, 2013
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