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BCBS Delaware hit with preauthorization fine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) $325,000 in connection with deficiencies in BCBSD's nuclear cardiac imaging testing preauthorization process, Stewart's office announced.
September 14, 2011
RSNA's Image Share project hopes to repeat DICOM success
By Erik L. Ridley
In the late 1990s, radiology societies helped encourage vendor adoption of the DICOM 3.0 standard, a milestone that ultimately sparked a revolution in digital image management. Now, RSNA hopes its Image Share project will do the same for the nascent field of image sharing.
September 14, 2011
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Breast density bill passes in Calif.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California's state Legislature has passed a bill that requires women with dense breast tissue to be informed of their status, according to its sponsor, Sen. Joe Simitian. The bill now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown for consideration.
September 13, 2011
McKesson launches new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has released two new products for small, independent primary care practices.
September 13, 2011
ACR submits statement to 'supercommittee'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) on September 13 submitted a statement to the congressional deficit reduction "supercommittee," asking for fairness in applying any cuts in Medicare reimbursement to all U.S. physicians, not just those in certain specialties.
September 12, 2011
Bendick named JDMS editor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography has appointed Phil Bendick, PhD, as the incoming editor for the association's journal, the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, effective January 1, 2012.
September 12, 2011
How to keep your hospital radiology contract
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology groups are losing hospital contracts in record numbers as imaging services have become increasingly commoditized. There are strategies, however, that radiologists can use to align their practices more closely to the goals of the hospitals they serve, thus making themselves less disposable.
September 12, 2011
AHIMA names CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) said it has selected a new chief executive officer.
September 11, 2011
Automated procedure code entry reduces report errors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Automated entry of procedure codes in radiology reports has decreased the percentage of errors compared to manual entry, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital report published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 8, 2011
Concurrent chemo + RT improves survival for inoperable NSCLC
By Cynthia E. Keen
Chemotherapy delivered concurrently with radiation therapy (RT) is more effective than treatments delivered sequentially for extending the lives of patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online September 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
September 8, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
September 7, 2011
ASCO study affirms mammo screening; RT vacancy rates drop
By Brian Casey
September 7, 2011
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