Practice Management: Page 544

Mary's Musings: Let's get real with radiology peer review
By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz
When I survived the trip to Louisville and actually passed my radiology boards, I had crossed a milestone and never had to return -- except for a mint julep or two. But that's no longer the case, and most radiologists have to renew their certification every 10 years. Should we embrace or reject this new requirement?
September 18, 2012
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RSNA still tops list of medical meetings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Despite the lingering slowdown in the radiology industry, the RSNA's annual meeting in Chicago is still the largest medical conference in the U.S., according to data released this month by the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association.
September 17, 2012
'Sequestration' could cause $11.1B in Medicare pay cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The automatic budget cuts required under the "sequestration" deficit reduction law passed earlier this year could result in up to $11.1 billion in cuts to Medicare unless the law is overridden, according to a report issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
September 16, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
September 16, 2012
LCA supports CT screening for 9/11 Zadroga Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has recommended to the World Trade Center Health Program that lung cancer screening be offered to the victims and first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
September 16, 2012
Radisphere adds Long Island client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology services provider Radisphere National Radiology Group will be providing its services to the 435-bed South Nassau Communities Hospital of Oceanside, NY.
September 16, 2012
NOPR asks CMS to ease coverage rules for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make reimbursement for oncology PET studies easier by ending its requirement that payments be made under its coverage with evidence development (CED) statute.
September 16, 2012
Big iron may not be big driver of healthcare costs
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new analysis of growth in healthcare costs at U.S. hospitals found that medical imaging technology accounted for only 5% of the growth in healthcare expenses, an amount that was dwarfed by the increasing cost of medical supplies, according to an article in Health Services Research.
September 16, 2012
Medical imaging advocacy groups head to Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging advocacy groups and patients who have benefited from diagnostic imaging will be on Capitol Hill on September 20 to protest proposed reimbursement cuts for medical imaging services.
September 13, 2012
Ultralow-cost neonatal ultrasound unit developed in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An ultrasound scanner costing less than $65 to manufacture and designed for neonatal examinations has been developed by engineers at Newcastle University in the U.K.
September 13, 2012
ASNC: U.S. cardiologists using less imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. cardiologists are seeing more patients than ever before, yet on average they are performing fewer advanced nuclear imaging tests on those patients, according to a new report from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).
September 12, 2012
Interventional radiology gets specialty status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology is lauding the decision by the American Board of Medical Specialties to make interventional radiology a primary medical specialty.
September 12, 2012
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