Practice Management: Page 561

Rad. oncologist to pay $5.7M to settle claims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Rakesh Nathu, a radiation oncologist practicing in Las Vegas, has agreed to pay $5.7 million plus interest to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to federal health programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on June 30.
June 30, 2011
PACS integration boosts decision support use
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists' use of online decision-support tools increases significantly if they can access them from within their PACS environment, but it's critical that they receive this integrated access upon system deployment, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 30, 2011
Senate removes Medicare cuts from trade bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate has removed trade bill provisions that would have raised the utilization rate for advanced diagnostic imaging equipment to 90%, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
June 29, 2011
CT lung screening works, too; 9.4-tesla PET/MRI; ready for a 90% utilization rate?
By Brian Casey
June 29, 2011
DMS signs Idaho mobile MRI contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DMS Health Technologies has signed a contract to provide mobile MRI services to Syringa Hospital and Clinics of Grangeville, ID.
June 29, 2011
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Gary Becker
By Kate Madden Yee
How important is the integrity of board exams? Very, if radiology is to maintain its credibility with the public. Dr. Gary Becker, executive director of the American Board of Radiology, discusses exam integrity and the future of board certification in this Leaders in Imaging installment.
June 29, 2011
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Trade bill would slash imaging reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A free trade bill under consideration in the U.S. Congress would slash Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging procedures by raising the utilization rate for advanced imaging services from 75% to 90%.
June 28, 2011
Nuclear cardiology reporting falls short
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear cardiology laboratories that participate in the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories accreditation process have greater compliance with reporting standards, according to a study published June 19 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
June 28, 2011
Carestream nets Israeli contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for its Carestream Vue PACS and Vue Archive from health maintenance organization Clalit Health Services in Israel.
June 28, 2011
Coronary CTA finds more disease in African-Americans
By Erik L. Ridley
Owing to its ability to detect noncalcified plaque, contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography (CTA) may be a more suitable screening tool for assessing cardiovascular risk in African-Americans than coronary artery calcium scoring studies, according to a study published online June 28 in Radiology.
June 27, 2011
Rcadia receives 4 patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Rcadia Medical Imaging has been granted four patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office involving technology in its COR Analyzer software.
June 27, 2011
RT guidelines ignored for older women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Evidence-based clinical guidelines recommending postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) for women with advanced breast cancer were not followed for almost half of a group of 5,000 seniors, according to an article published online June 27 in Cancer.
June 27, 2011
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