Practice Management: Page 544

Radisphere wins Mo. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere National Radiology Group has won a contract with Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO.
January 2, 2012
DR Systems issued new patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has received a patent for technology that relates to tracking portions of medical images that are displayed according to particular parameters, such as at a particular resolution.
January 2, 2012
iCAD completes $15M financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD said it has secured $15 million in financing.
January 2, 2012
Gender, demographics influence risk of malpractice suits
By Kate Madden Yee
Male radiologists are more likely to be sued than female radiologists, while those from Utah have the highest likelihood of being subjected to a malpractice claim of any U.S. state, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting.
January 2, 2012
GE to settle $30M Medicare fraud lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare will pay $30 million to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare overbilling for the cardiac radiopharmaceutical Myoview, as reported on December 29 by Crain's Detroit Business.
December 28, 2011
Report finds 'questionable' Medicare bills for portable x-ray
By Brian Casey
A U.S. government investigation has discovered "questionable" billing patterns in portable x-ray services paid for by Medicare, with the federal government paying up to $20 million in unnecessary claims. Government inspectors have recommended stronger controls over Medicare payments for portable x-ray studies.
December 28, 2011
Top 10 radiology stories of 2011
By Brian Casey
December 28, 2011
Emergency departments drive growth in CT use
By Kate Madden Yee
Emergency departments are major drivers of the recent explosion in CT utilization -- in fact, without emergency department use, CT utilization rates would have stayed almost flat in recent years, according to researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
December 28, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
December 28, 2011
Obama signs bill delaying SGR cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama signed legislation on December 23 that postpones for two months a potentially devastating 27% cut in Medicare payments to U.S. healthcare providers.
December 26, 2011
The Profit Center: Part 22 -- Radiology in a communal society
By Mark F. Weiss
Society is in a collectivistic stage, favoring notions of shared sacrifice over rugged individualism, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. When hospitals look to take advantage of the current climate, how can radiology groups protect themselves?
December 22, 2011
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Congress agrees to approve SGR fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. congressional leaders today reached a short-term budget agreement that includes a fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that will prevent an across-the-board 27% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement on January 1, according to news reports.
December 21, 2011
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