Practice Management: Page 523

Mary's Musings: Is the private-practice radiologist extinct?
By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz
Back when I finished training, most really strong residents went out and sought the best private-practice opportunities -- good groups with a sure path to partnership. Sure, money was part of it, but community and a feeling of belonging were also strong drivers. Yet, with larger groups and a changing culture, how are things today?
February 3, 2013
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WSJ: 'Fiscal cliff' payment change benefits Varian
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An unanticipated provision in the congressional budget bill addressing the U.S. "fiscal cliff" included a financial and competitive advantage for radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on January 28.
January 31, 2013
ASRT, Siemens renew scholarship for RTs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation said that the Siemens Clinical Advancement Scholarship has been renewed through 2018.
January 31, 2013
Primary care docs prefer to deliver imaging results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Primary care physicians like to deliver the results of radiology examinations to their patients and feel legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 31, 2013
MITA backs coverage for beta-amyloid PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is encouraging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider diagnostic end points as the basis for its coverage of beta-amyloid imaging.
January 31, 2013
Carestream expands patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health said it was awarded 43 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2012 for radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging, and other areas.
January 30, 2013
CMS committee not yet swayed on brain amyloid PET imaging
By Wayne Forrest
A U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) advisory committee said on Wednesday that more studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of Eli Lilly and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals' Amyvid radiopharmaceutical for brain beta-amyloid PET imaging.
January 30, 2013
How to take action against radiology threats: Part 1
By Kate Madden Yee
In this two-part series, Dr. David C. Levin and Dr. Vijay Rao of Thomas Jefferson University outline actions that radiologists can take to address threats to the specialty. In part 1, Rao outlines 12 steps that radiologists can take to protect themselves.
January 30, 2013
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Radiology administrators worried about reimbursement
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology administrators are confident that their internal costs will remain constant and their practices will maintain or increase growth in the coming months, according to first-quarter 2013 data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index. Confidence plummets over Medicare imaging reimbursement, however.
January 30, 2013
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Manufacturer coalition makes 1st device tax payment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of medical device manufacturers has made a first semimonthly medical device tax payment to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of $97 million, a tax that it says is threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs and innovation.
January 29, 2013
IHE plans worldwide summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) will host its first annual IHE International World Summit on April 16 through 18 in Istanbul.
January 29, 2013
Blacks treated less, die sooner from advanced colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, blacks are less likely to be referred for treatment, less likely to receive it, and more likely to die sooner than whites, according to a study presented on Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 28, 2013
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