Practice Management: Page 549

FDA hits Columbia with warning letter over radiopharma drugs
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Columbia University Medical Center in New York City for allegedly failing to comply with FDA regulations on the use of radioactive drugs for human research.
October 5, 2011
BCBSA asks Congress for imaging preauthorization
By Kate Madden Yee
The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has submitted a proposal to Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that the insurer says will save the government more than $300 billion in healthcare costs in the Medicare system over the next 10 years -- in part by requiring the preauthorization of advanced imaging.
October 5, 2011
Hospital-wide CT dose reduction program yields dividends
By Erik L. Ridley
While there are many individual steps that can be taken to reduce CT radiation dose, a comprehensive, hospital-wide dose reduction program provides the most benefit, according to an article published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 5, 2011
JACC: CT calcium screening cost-effective only in men
By Eric Barnes
CT-based coronary artery calcium screening in individuals at intermediate risk of heart disease is probably cost-effective for men but not women, according to a new analysis in the October 11 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
October 5, 2011
IDSI lands another patent for CTLM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has received its 23rd U.S. patent for its CT laser mammography (CTLM) technology.
October 4, 2011
Countdown to MIPPA, continued: Who are the accreditors?
By Kate Madden Yee
It's coming: On January 1, 2012 -- less than three months from now -- all healthcare providers who bill for the technical component of advanced imaging services must be accredited under 2008's Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). But who are the accreditors? And what do they want from your imaging facility?
October 4, 2011
ASTRO: Cancer docs reach out to bereaved patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While most cancer care physicians surveyed initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, more than two-thirds feel they did not receive adequate training in this area during their residency or fellowship, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting this week in Miami Beach, FL.
October 3, 2011
Unnecessary drug spending dwarfs costs for wasteful imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers have found that $6.7 billion was spent in one year in the U.S. performing unnecessary tests or prescribing unnecessary medications in primary care -- and most of that cost had nothing to do with imaging, according to a research letter published online October 1 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
October 3, 2011
Group files petition over FDA contrast policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Contrast Ultrasound Society has submitted a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, calling for removal of black box warnings on ultrasound contrast agents.
October 3, 2011
CareCore antitrust verdict stands
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New York federal judged has denied an appeal from CareCore National to throw out a $34 million verdict in an antitrust suit, according to a court document.
October 3, 2011
RAS names new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) has appointed Dr. Jonathan Breslau as president and chairman of its board of directors.
October 3, 2011
ASTRO: High-dose RT doesn't improve survival in NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - High-dose radiation therapy (RT) doesn't improve survival for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, and the treatment used for the past 30 years should continue to be used, according to results presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
October 2, 2011
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