Practice Management: Page 543

Quality control program boosts 3D lab performance
By Erik L. Ridley
A quality control program can not only lower 3D image generation errors in 3D labs, it can also improve productivity, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 9, 2012
U.S. health spending growth in 2010 remained slow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. healthcare spending experienced historically low rates of growth in 2009 and 2010, according to the annual report of national health expenditures published in the January issue of Health Affairs.
January 8, 2012
Feds file $150M fraud case against Mich. imaging firm
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. government has filed a $150 million complaint against a Michigan imaging company, charging it with allegedly violating federal Medicare rules requiring physician supervision of diagnostic tests, and with paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals.
January 8, 2012
Radiology dominates ECRI list of healthcare tech issues
By Brian Casey
Topics related to either diagnostic or therapeutic use of radiation dominated a top 10 list of important hospital technology topics for 2012, published this week by nonprofit technology research firm ECRI Institute.
January 5, 2012
Medical isotope bill advances in Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011 is now in the U.S. House of Representatives following U.S. Senate passage of the bill in November.
January 5, 2012
ACR submits MPFS feedback to CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has submitted official comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the final rule of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).
January 5, 2012
Study of DRA's impact paints a complex picture
By Kate Madden Yee
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) took a meat cleaver to reimbursement at U.S. outpatient imaging facilities when it went into effect in 2006. DRA opponents predicted that the law would force private imaging centers to close, shift imaging to less-convenient hospital settings, and reduce access to seniors. But has that really happened?
January 5, 2012
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Uninsured patients get less ED imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compared with emergency department (ED) patients with insurance, uninsured ED patients are less likely to get any imaging services, according to research published this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 4, 2012
Neoprobe lands $10M financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Neoprobe has secured $10 million in debt financing from specialty finance firm Hercules Technology Growth Capital.
January 4, 2012
Automated breast US finds more cancer than mammo alone
By Kate Madden Yee
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) finds cancers in dense breast tissue that mammography alone would not, according to a recent study. The findings indicate that ABUS could have a role in a screening environment for women with dense breasts.
January 4, 2012
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Penn engineers develop better MRI contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to coat an iron-based contrast agent for MRI studies so that it only interacts with the acidic environment of tumors, potentially making it safer, cheaper, and more effective than existing alternatives, according to a study published in the journal ACS Nano.
January 2, 2012
Alberta orders imaging test review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The provincial government of Alberta, Canada, has ordered a review of all diagnostic imaging and pathology testing in the province after errors surfaced at three separate hospitals since November, according to an article published in the Globe and Mail.
January 2, 2012
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