Practice Management: Page 600

ACR picks 6 rads for RLI board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has announced the names of six private practice and academic radiologists selected to serve on the board of directors for its recently formed Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).
August 30, 2011
Accuray CyberKnife use increases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray achieved a 24% increase in worldwide use of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and 17% gain over the third fiscal quarter.
August 29, 2011
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Pamela Wilcox
By Kate Madden Yee
Pamela Wilcox, RN, MA, the American College of Radiology's assistant executive director for quality and safety, discusses the imaging accreditation process under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) in this Leaders in Imaging installment.
August 29, 2011
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ACR takes issue with Joint Commission alert
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement to clarify comments made by the Joint Commission in its recent sentinel event alert on the radiation risks of diagnostic imaging.
August 28, 2011
ACR calls for US clinical reviewers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is in need of clinical reviewers for its ultrasound accreditation program.
August 25, 2011
The Profit Center: Part 21 -- Scenarios can shape group strategy
By Mark F. Weiss
Radiology practices often view operational concerns with a focus on current issues. But to be successful, group leaders must imagine what might be, attempting to predict future -- sometimes catastrophic -- events and trends, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss.
August 23, 2011
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HRT use linked to lower mammo rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published in Cancer has linked the decline in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use in women ages 50 to 64 to a drop in mammography screening rates.
August 22, 2011
Radiologists face uncertain future amid healthcare changes
By Kate Madden Yee
The future of radiology may be bright -- there is that big crowd of aging baby boomers just waiting to be imaged, after all -- but the future for radiologists is uncertain, according to a presentation at the recent AHRA meeting in Grapevine, TX.
August 21, 2011
Allocade touts artificial intelligence software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare software developer Allocade is touting findings from the University of Utah that suggest the company's artificial intelligence software for interventional radiology procedures dramatically reduced expenses and improved operations.
August 17, 2011
Toshiba, AHRA expand grant program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the AHRA announced the fourth year of their joint Putting Patients First program, which provides grants to help hospitals and imaging centers build new or expand existing education and patient care initiatives.
August 17, 2011
NEJM: Radiology suits are uncommon, payouts below average
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists are dragged into court less often than some other specialists -- and less often than they may think. According to a 14-year New England Journal of Medicine study, radiologists' chances of being hit with a malpractice suit and the resulting payouts were both slightly lower than for other physicians.
August 17, 2011
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Mammography debate livens pages of September Radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
The screening mammography debate has come to the September issue of Radiology through a pair of articles from the most vociferous advocates on either side: One group is led by Dr. Daniel Kopans of Massachusetts General Hospital and the other by Drs. Peter Gøtzsche and Karsten Jørgensen of the Nordic Cochrane Centre.
August 16, 2011
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