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MITA finds slowdown in Medicare imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline and Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.
November 15, 2011
Image Gently, SNM launch guidelines campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Image Gently campaign and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) have launched a new campaign called "Go With the Guidelines" to encourage community hospitals, academic hospitals, and clinics to observe new guidelines for administering radiopharmaceuticals in children.
November 15, 2011
MMP debuts 2 new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has introduced two technologies designed to help practices communicate, examine data, and make strategic decisions.
November 14, 2011
Supreme Court to review healthcare reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that it will hear arguments against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010.
November 13, 2011
ASE says it's happy with Definity label change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) said that it's pleased that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made positive revisions to the U.S. label for Lantheus Medical Imaging's Definity ultrasound contrast agent.
November 10, 2011
Turn off that workstation! Going 'green' in radiology departments
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG07-06 | S402ABThis scientific session will cover an investigation at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center that showed how many taxpayer dollars could be saved if the radiology department intelligently went "green" by turning of equipment when not in use.
November 10, 2011
QatchAll simplifies exam feedback to technologists
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 27 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-QSE3031-SUA | Lakeside Learning CenterProviding positive or critical feedback to radiologic technologists may be more trouble than it's worth, but Massachusetts General Hospital makes the process easy with QatchAll, while also telling all in this storyboard session.
November 10, 2011
Study cites communication failure as key cause of malpractice suits
By Kate Madden Yee
Failure to effectively communicate test results increases the risk of medical malpractice suits, according to a new study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. And even if radiologists are fifth on the list of primary responsible specialists in these suits, they are the first named as secondary responsible specialists.
November 9, 2011
Bill would protect providers from EHR errors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rep. Tom Marino has introduced legislation into the U.S. House of Representatives that would offer some legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers in cases of adverse events attributed to the use of electronic health records (EHRs).
November 8, 2011
Physicians with financial ties order more cardiac stress tests
By Eric Barnes
Physicians who stand to gain financially from nuclear stress tests or stress echo exams ordered more of the imaging studies for their patients as a follow-up to cardiac interventional procedures, concludes a new study published November 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 8, 2011
Congressman introduces bill to delay MIPPA deadline
By Kate Madden Yee
Rep. Jim Renacci has introduced a bill into the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a six-month grace period to help those opening advanced medical imaging facilities to comply with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008.
November 7, 2011
eMix touts RBMA talk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DR Systems venture eMix said that a presentation at a recent Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) conference showed how the company's image sharing service yielded significant cost savings and patient care benefits.
November 7, 2011
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