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The Profit Center: Part 22 -- Radiology in a communal society
By Mark F. Weiss
Society is in a collectivistic stage, favoring notions of shared sacrifice over rugged individualism, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. When hospitals look to take advantage of the current climate, how can radiology groups protect themselves?
December 22, 2011
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Congress agrees to approve SGR fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. congressional leaders today reached a short-term budget agreement that includes a fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that will prevent an across-the-board 27% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement on January 1, according to news reports.
December 21, 2011
Siemens pledges $200K to SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has made a $200,000 pledge to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery Campaign.
December 20, 2011
SGR fix remains in limbo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The looming 27.4% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement is now imminent following a House vote today not to approve a Senate-amended version of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
December 19, 2011
Immelt to keynote ACR's RLI event
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric chairman and former president and CEO of GE Healthcare, will provide the keynote address at the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) inaugural event on July 12, 2012.
December 19, 2011
AAPM cautions against skipping imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is cautioning patients not to forego essential medical imaging tests due to speculation about the risks of radiation exposure.
December 19, 2011
Conn. density law leads to 'flood' of US breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2009 law passed in Connecticut that requires women with dense breast tissue to be notified of their status has led to a "flood" of screening ultrasound exams at breast clinics in the state. The phenomenon could occur in other states that are considering similar laws, according to a presentation at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting.
December 19, 2011
Toshiba, AHRA announce grant recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and AHRA have named the seven recipients of their fourth annual Putting Patients First grant program.
December 18, 2011
Breast density law proposed in Mo.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Missouri is the latest state to consider mandating the inclusion of breast density information in reports sent to women after mammograms.
December 18, 2011
CMS will not apply MPPR to group practices in 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed the American College of Radiology that "operational limitations" will prevent it from applying the imaging professional component multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to group practices beginning on January 1.
December 18, 2011
Committee aims to advance CT lung screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An article published December 15 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology reports on the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) establishment of a committee to advance lung cancer screening practice.
December 18, 2011
AMIC asks Congress to reject preauthorization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is calling on Congress to reject proposals to implement prior authorization for outpatient medical imaging scans in the Medicare program to control costs.
December 18, 2011
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