Practice Management: Page 594

GE taps Duan to lead China business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE has named company veteran Rachel Duan as president and CEO of GE Healthcare China.
December 12, 2010
CMS revises policy on pacemakers and MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its policy on reimbursement for the use of MRI in patients with pacemakers to support coverage of the exams in clinical studies.
December 12, 2010
FDA debuts real-time MQSA reporting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched real-time Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) reporting of adverse events at mammography facilities.
December 9, 2010
Radiation therapy overdoses top ECRI's technology hazard list
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation overdoses and other errors during radiation therapy are the top hazard faced by patients from medical technology, according to a top 10 list for 2011 compiled by research and consulting group ECRI Institute of Plymouth Meeting, PA.
December 9, 2010
House passes yearlong SGR patch
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed and sent to President Barack Obama a bill that will delay for a year a scheduled 23% cut in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to the House's Office of the Clerk.
December 8, 2010
Health Affairs articles hit self-referral; imaging use rate slows
By Brian Casey
December 8, 2010
XStor scores storage patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image storage and connectivity software developer XStor Medical Systems has received a U.S. patent for its software storage platform.
December 8, 2010
Imaging utilization growth hits the brakes
By Erik L. Ridley
After a period of rapid increases in the first half of the decade, growth in diagnostic imaging utilization finally appears to be slowing in the U.S., according to a survey of Medicare databases that was presented at last week's 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 8, 2010
HealthTech Wire strengthens radiology focus by partnering with news leader AuntMinnie.com
BERLIN, GERMANY (HealthTech Wire/News) -- HealthTech Wire, the industry's news service, today made a considerable step forward in strengthening its focus on radiology and diagnostic imaging, through its partnership with AuntMinnie.com, global leader in professional news reporting in diagnostic imaging.
December 7, 2010
Health Affairs articles explode self-referral myths
By Kate Madden Yee
Physician self-referral for advanced imaging exams is leading to increased healthcare spending, with little evidence that patients are enjoying any perceived benefits from the practice, such as convenience from same-day exams, according to a series of articles published this week in Health Affairs.
December 7, 2010
Lantheus, Siemens invited to QCEIP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Siemens Healthcare's Diagnostics division, and Baxter International have been selected to participate in the QUEST Comparative Effectiveness and Innovation Program (QCEIP).
December 7, 2010
Senate reaches 1-year deal on SGR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The leadership of the U.S. Senate has reached a tentative agreement to postpone reductions in Medicare physician payments for one year, with changes in the tax subsidy program that some consumers will use after 2014 to buy health insurance on the new exchanges.
December 7, 2010
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