Practice Management: Page 574

ASRT taps 3 new officers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has elected three new officers for its 2011 to 2012 board of directors, the society said.
March 29, 2011
UCSD student strives to bring US to Uganda
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A fourth-year student at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine will be traveling to Africa in May to try to make medical imaging technology more widely available in low-income countries.
March 28, 2011
Virtual colonoscopy payments climb slowly
By Marty Graham
These days, virtual colonoscopy is more likely than ever to be reimbursed. But insurers are still more likely to pay for the procedure as a diagnostic tool after failed optical colonoscopy, or for examining frail and at-risk patients, than for screening asymptomatic adults, according to Dr. Abraham Dachman.
March 27, 2011
USPSTF to accept feedback via its website
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has expanded its website so that anyone, from individuals to organizations, can nominate a topic for the task force to consider for a future recommendation, it said.
March 27, 2011
Aetna sues NJ doctor over $59,490 echo charge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Insurance company Aetna is suing six New Jersey doctors over excessive medical charges, including a cardiologist who billed the firm nearly $60,000 for an echocardiography study, according to a Bloomberg article.
March 27, 2011
Mirada inks distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has signed a distribution agreement with M5 Medical.
March 27, 2011
Cook taps Sirota as VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical has promoted Dan Sirota to vice president of its interventional radiology division.
March 27, 2011
TeraRecon's Taylor joins RSNA task force
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Robert Taylor, PhD, president and CEO of advanced visualization firm TeraRecon, has accepted an invitation to join the RSNA Ad Hoc Task Force on Quantitative Imaging and Imaging Biomarkers.
March 27, 2011
SNM expands educational offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM is ramping up its 2011 annual meeting to offer new education options to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging professionals.
March 27, 2011
Utah passes RA licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed HB 238 into law, making Utah the 29th state to license, regulate, or recognize radiologist assistants (RAs) as members of the radiology healthcare team.
March 24, 2011
Colorectal screening up for most U.S. populations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening for colorectal cancer improved among white, black, and Asian-Americans ages 50 and older between 2000 and 2008, according to new data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
March 24, 2011
Law firms prepare for suit against W.Va. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Attorneys took the first steps on Tuesday toward the filing of a lawsuit against a West Virginia hospital on behalf of patients who received excessive CT radiation doses at the facility.
March 23, 2011
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