Practice Management: Page 570

U.S. physicians face 30% rate cut in 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects that Medicare payment rates for physician services will decrease by 29.4% next year.
June 20, 2011
NY Times reports double scanning of chest CT patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a continuation of its series of articles on overexposure to medical imaging radiation, the New York Times has reported that thousands of Medicare patients have been receiving two consecutive chest CT scans when only one is medically necessary.
June 19, 2011
Philips buys AllParts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips Electronics has purchased imaging equipment parts and training provider AllParts Medical of Nashville, TN.
June 19, 2011
SNM appoints new tech section head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has named Ann Marie Alessi as president of its technologist section.
June 19, 2011
Virtual Radiologic partners with RBMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic is partnering with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) to provide additional educational opportunities within the field of radiology.
June 19, 2011
MGMA: Radiologist salaries dip 1.6% in 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Salaries for diagnostic radiologists decreased 1.6% in 2010 but still improved for the five-year period between 2006 and 2010, according to the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA) 2011 Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
June 16, 2011
New co-chair named for RTOG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology has appointed Dr. Gail Darling of Toronto General Hospital as thoracic surgery co-chair of the Lung Cancer Committee for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
June 15, 2011
AMIC lobbies Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is calling on Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations to reduce reimbursements for CT, MRI, and PET services and impose prior authorization requirements.
June 15, 2011
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
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