Practice Management: Page 578

HHS: Medicare overpaid for emergency imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Medicare paid a total of $38 million in 2008 for erroneous claims for the interpretation of CT, MRI, and x-ray studies performed at hospital emergency departments, according to a report posted this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General.
April 20, 2011
MMP scores Ore. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has been awarded a full practice management contract with Diagnostic Imaging Northwest.
April 18, 2011
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman
By Kate Madden Yee
In the latest interview in our Leaders in Imaging series, Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman discusses the need to standardize radiation doses, particularly for advanced imaging procedures such as CT.
April 18, 2011
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Using ultrasound first for appendicitis could save over $1B
By Erik L. Ridley
NEW YORK CITY - Partially substituting ultrasound for CT in evaluating appendicitis could save the U.S. healthcare system more than $1 billion, according to research presented Saturday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual meeting.
April 17, 2011
ASNC taps new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has named Kathleen Flood as its CEO, effective June 1.
April 17, 2011
Self-referral bill resurfaces in Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) this week reintroduced the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011 (HR 1476), which seeks to close the in-office ancillary service exception for advanced imaging services such as MRI, CT, and PET.
April 14, 2011
OctreoPharm nets financing for PET tracer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German nuclear medicine contrast firm OctreoPharm Sciences has completed financing for the clinical development of its SOMscan PET cancer diagnostic agent.
April 13, 2011
MedQuist wins NJ contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MedQuist Holdings, the parent company of speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist, has won a contract with a New Jersey hospital to provide computer-assisted coding technology and outsourced coding services.
April 13, 2011
RT in Mad River overdose case loses appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Northern California radiologic technologist (RT) who performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose -- has lost her appeal to have her RT license reinstated.
April 13, 2011
Breast density notification movement gains momentum
By Kate Madden Yee
In the 18 months since Connecticut passed a law mandating that women undergoing mammography be informed of their breast tissue density rating, more states have begun considering similar legislation.
April 13, 2011
Zotec scores Wash. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners has been awarded a five-year contract by Radia, a radiology and vascular group based in Everett WA, to manage its accounts receivable.
April 12, 2011
Sg2 names Lefar as president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare analytics firm Sg2 has named Steve Lefar as president, a new position at the company.
April 12, 2011
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