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AHIMA Foundation sets up relief fund
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation has established the Health Information Relief Operation fund to aid professionals affected by natural or man-made disasters.
June 15, 2011
Is the era of general radiology over?
By Kate Madden Yee
In the past, having specialized radiology knowledge wasn't crucial to providing excellent patient care. Now, the bulk of a radiologist's day can cover CT, MR, and PET -- and whether general radiology even has a place in the clinical care continuum has come under debate.
June 15, 2011
MedPAC report pushes imaging preauthorization
By Kate Madden Yee
In a report delivered June 15 to the U.S. Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) urged Medicare to require clinicians who order more imaging studies than their peers to obtain prior authorization for advanced imaging.
June 14, 2011
Calif. radiologist accused of $17M insurance fraud
By Kate Madden Yee
A California radiologist and three of his employees have been accused of a workers' compensation insurance fraud scheme involving more than $17 million in overbilling for unnecessary or never-performed procedures, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed on Monday.
June 13, 2011
AMIC lobbies against MedPAC recommendations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is asking Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) chairman Glenn Hackbarth to reconsider the commission's recent recommendations on diagnostic imaging utilization.
June 13, 2011
AHIMA names interim CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rose Dunn has been named interim CEO at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) after the departure of the organization's CEO and chief operating officer last month.
June 12, 2011
Segall elected SNM president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has elected Dr. George Segall as the president of SNM for the next 12 months.
June 12, 2011
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Study finds gender bias in nuclear stress tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of cardiologists in Rhode Island say a possible gender disparity may exist in how patients are referred for nuclear stress tests, according to the study published online June 8 by the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
June 9, 2011
Fla. center to pay $3M to settle false-claims charges
By Kate Madden Yee
A Florida imaging center has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges that it filed false Medicare claims that violated Stark law prohibitions on physician self-referral, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
June 8, 2011
IMP merges with Barrington Lakes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging company Integrated Medical Partners (IMP) has merged with physician-group practice management and consulting firm Barrington Lakes Group.
June 8, 2011
MMP adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has received a contract from Norwalk Radiology Consultants in Connecticut.
June 7, 2011
'No-fly' policy improves radiation oncology safety
By Cynthia E. Keen
What's more important, starting radiation therapy for a patient as scheduled or ensuring treatment accuracy? For a network of New York radiation therapy centers, safety trumps schedule under a quality assurance (QA) program that "grounds" patients from treatment if a mandatory QA process doesn't check out.
June 7, 2011
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