Practice Management: Page 575

House passes SGR fix bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives on February 17 passed the payroll tax extension bill, which includes provisions to postpone Medicare cuts mandated by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
February 16, 2012
SNM issues new guidelines for DaT SPECT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has published new practice guidelines on dopamine transporter (DaT) imaging with iodine-123 ioflupane SPECT to assist practitioners in providing appropriate care for patients suspected of having Parkinsonian syndromes.
February 16, 2012
NIST requests EHRs to evaluate usability
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a request to obtain electronic health record (EHR) software from developers so that the agency can evaluate usability.
February 16, 2012
Aribex applauds FDA probe of handheld x-ray devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aribex Nomad handheld x-ray devices are legal and not the subject of an investigation announced last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company announced.
February 16, 2012
The Profit Center: Part 24 -- Shadow your competition
By Mark F. Weiss
In this latest Profit Center installment, healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss discusses how to uncover weaknesses in your contracts and relationships -- before your competitors do it for you.
February 16, 2012
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Congress brokers 10-month SGR cut delay
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Congressional leaders have come to a provisional agreement to delay the 2012 implementation of the flawed Medicare physician payment formula, averting through the end of 2012 a 27% cut in physician payments that was scheduled to begin March 1.
February 15, 2012
Feds recover $4B from healthcare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars during the 2011 fiscal year.
February 15, 2012
MMP awarded contract by MIDI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has inked an exclusive billing contract with MIDI for its 11 Midwestern imaging centers in Chicago and Milwaukee.
February 13, 2012
MITA asks CMS to reconsider PET agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has requested that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reconsider its national noncoverage decision (NCD) for PET tracers and remove exclusionary language that denies coverage for new PET imaging agents.
February 13, 2012
Obama's 2013 budget mandates imaging preauthorization
By Kate Madden Yee
President Barack Obama's proposed 2013 U.S. budget would save Medicare and Medicaid nearly $5 billion over the next decade -- in part by requiring prior authorization for advanced diagnostic imaging services.
February 13, 2012
Lung alliance outlines screening strategy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has launched a new screening initiative called the Framework for Lung Cancer Screening Excellence that includes a bill of rights for individuals at risk of the disease, along with guiding principles for lung cancer screening programs.
February 13, 2012
MITA names new director, objects to new budget
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging industry lobbying group Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has named a new executive director. The group is also voicing opposition to President Barack Obama's proposed 2013 federal budget.
February 12, 2012
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