Practice Management: Page 525

Mary's Musings: Imaging management and the new paradigm

By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz

I had the nightmare of diagnosing my mother's terminal cancer myself, and she was dead within the week. This was after months of state-of-the-art care rendered by doctors at an esteemed academic medical center. How could this have happened in this millennium?

January 21, 2013

ACR advises on barium shortage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) said it has been in contact with manufacturers to monitor an ongoing shortage of barium products used for fluoroscopy.

January 20, 2013

Take 2: Techs opt to repeat more head scans than radiologists

By Eric Barnes

Maybe they're perfectionists: A new study from McGill University in Montreal found that radiologic technologists wanted to repeat far more head CT scans than radiologists, who seem more willing to put up with image noise and artifacts.

January 20, 2013

HHS announces changes in HIPAA privacy laws

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it has taken steps to strengthen healthcare privacy and security protections established under HIPAA.

January 20, 2013

House hearing to eye federal IT purchasing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight and Government Reform Committee is starting the new 113th Congress by scheduling a hearing on January 22 to focus on "the wasteful and dysfunctional fashion in which the federal government acquires information technology systems and services."

January 20, 2013

ACR urges restraint before finalizing stage 3 MU rules

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR), like other professional healthcare organizations, has recommended to the U.S. government that the meaningful use (MU) financial incentive program be evaluated before stage 3 requirements are issued.

January 17, 2013