Practice Management: Page 579

Are you getting paid what you're worth? And, radiologists and patient contact
By Brian Casey
February 28, 2011
Americans skeptical of EHR security/privacy, survey finds
By Cynthia E. Keen
Americans trust their doctors to keep their medical information confidential, but they do not trust electronic health records (EHRs) to keep this information secure, according to a report issued today by CDW Healthcare.
February 28, 2011
Direct patient contact could improve radiology's visibility
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients want CT and MR imaging results sooner than they're currently getting them, but they don't care whether results are communicated by radiologists or referring physicians, according to a new study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 28, 2011
Appeals court reverses judgment in Hologic's favor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a judgment against women's healthcare vendor Hologic in a patent infringement suit with breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx.
February 27, 2011
NRC issues sanctions in VA brachytherapy debacle
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) last week issued sanctions against the radiation oncologist allegedly responsible for nearly 100 botched prostate brachytherapy procedures performed between 2002 and 2008 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Philadelphia.
February 27, 2011
NIH summit mulls methods to lower CT dose
By Eric Barnes
In the quest for the sub-mSv CT exam, a number of methods can be called upon to reduce CT dose, presenters said in a summit sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American College of Radiology, and the Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research.
February 24, 2011
Court rules for Siemens in crystal patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. federal court has ruled in favor of Siemens Healthcare in a patent dispute with Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics.
February 24, 2011
CMS keeps MRI rules for pacemakers, ICDs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule indicating that there is not enough data to change current policy against reimbursing for the use of MRI for patients with implanted permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
February 24, 2011
Cignet faces $4.3M fine for HIPAA violations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $4.3 million fine on Cignet Health for violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule, making this the first-ever civil money penalty issued for a HIPAA Privacy Rule violation, the HHS announced.
February 24, 2011
New data show worrisome use of imaging for prostate cancer
By Edward Susman
New research presented at this month's Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, FL, indicates that imaging could be both overused and underused for prostate cancer patients, generating millions in unnecessary costs while also depriving some high-risk men of the benefits of imaging.
February 24, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
February 23, 2011
HIMSS: 44% of hospitals ready for meaningful use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a new report from HIMSS Analytics, 44% of hospitals responding to a survey said they were "likely" or "most likely" to meet stage 1 criteria to demonstrate meaningful use of healthcare IT.
February 23, 2011
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