Practice Management: Page 580

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
ASRT endorses Senate Mo-99 bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has joined supporters of Senate Bill 99, the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011.
February 23, 2011
ONC targets meaningful use standards effort
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced an industry project to consolidate and harmonize health information exchange specifications to support meaningful use of electronic health record systems.
February 22, 2011
Agfa eyes meaningful use for imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare said that it has received Diamond Elite corporate member status from meaningful use advocacy and consulting company healthMU.
February 22, 2011
HIMSS reports record attendance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
This year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Orlando, FL, has broken records for attendance, HIMSS announced.
February 22, 2011
Imagine Software signs PBS West
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology billing and RIS developer Imagine Software has inked a billing and collection contract with Professional Billing Services (PBS West).
February 22, 2011
Siemens names Overhage as CMIO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has named J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, as chief medical informatics officer (CMIO) of the Health Services business unit, beginning March 28.
February 21, 2011
NIH, ACR to host CT dose summit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is joining forces with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Washington, DC-based Coalition for Imaging and Bioengineering Research to hold a summit on CT dose management on February 24 and 25.
February 21, 2011
USP details proposed changes to PET drug production standards
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) on February 21 outlined a series of new quality assurance standards for the production and compounding of PET drugs that would cover responsibilities such as personnel training, equipment maintenance, quality control, and labeling and packaging.
February 21, 2011
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