Practice Management: Page 560

SEER database underreported breast cancer RT treatments
By Cynthia E. Keen
One of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's largest cancer registry databases may be underreporting outpatient radiation therapy (RT) treatment of breast cancer patients, according to an article published online June 29 in Cancer.
July 7, 2011
FDA to relax 510(k) rules on some devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance that would relax the agency's requirements for 510(k) clearance of some medical devices.
July 6, 2011
CareCore partners with UAW
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm CareCore National has entered into an agreement to administer benefits for the United Auto Workers (UAW).
July 6, 2011
MITA blasts CMS imaging cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement criticizing the imaging cut included in the proposed 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 6, 2011
Death by 1,000 cuts? CMS hits imaging again with new MPFS cut
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is again targeting medical imaging for payment cuts. This time, the agency is proposing a 50% cut in the professional component of imaging studies performed on the same patient on the same day. The proposal is generating howls of protest from radiology advocates.
July 6, 2011
DMS inks SD mobile MRI order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services provider DMS Health Technologies has received a multiyear agreement from Coteau des Prairies Hospital of Sisseton, SD.
July 5, 2011
Tomophase nets OCT patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tomophase has received a patent for technology used to combine CT and optical coherence tomography (OCT) with technology for therapeutic treatment utilizing electromagnetic radiation, such as laser, radiofrequency, or microwave.
July 4, 2011
ACR critical of Medicare fee schedule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging cuts in the proposed Medicare Fee Schedule rule for 2012 will drive many imaging providers from practice, restrict access to care, and may increase Medicare costs for many of these services, according to a statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR).
July 4, 2011
Self-referral boosts imaging growth by 60%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Self-referral in medical imaging is a significant contributing factor in diagnostic imaging growth, boosting the use of imaging by 60% and increasing associated costs by more than $3 billion, according to a new study published in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 4, 2011
Mercy revises Imaging Advantage deal, will set up own radiology group
By Kate Madden Yee
Three hospitals in the Mercy Health Partners system are ending a contract early with national radiology management and interpretation services firm Imaging Advantage to create their own radiology group, according to a letter written to the hospital staff on May 20.
July 4, 2011
RT after surgery is cost-effective in high-risk prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) following a radical prostatectomy can improve biochemical progression-free and survival outcomes for high-risk prostate cancer patients, yet fewer than 20% receive the treatment. A decision analysis study published online June 9 in the Annals of Oncology makes a strong case for its utilization.
July 4, 2011
Survey shows regional imaging cost disparity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Employee healthcare benefits advisory firm Change:Healthcare found significant regional disparity in the cost of imaging studies in the U.S. in its quarterly Healthcare Transparency Index.
July 3, 2011
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