Practice Management: Page 600

PACS-driven radiation dose monitoring system makes debut
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-INS-SU3A | Lakeside Learning CenterMonitoring radiation dose is a hot topic at this year's RSNA meeting -- everybody wants to do it, but how? Radiologists at Samsung Medical Center in South Korea have developed a radiation information interface system driven from the hospital's PACS database that can monitor exact exam doses.
November 17, 2010
Vendor speaks out on utilization management
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA11-06 | Room S403AIn a scientific session on the use of informatics to provide clinical-decision support, Mark Hiatt, MD, of Houston-based radiology benefits management company HealthHelp, makes a case for utilization management by a third party.
November 17, 2010
Decision-support software utilization thrives in Minn.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA11-04 | Room S403AWhat chance does clinical decision-support software for ordering radiology procedures have of being universally accepted in the U.S.? An excellent chance, if more states would do what Minnesota has been doing for the past four years, according to a scientific session scheduled for Sunday.
November 17, 2010
Microsoft signs Strauss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging industry veteran John Strauss has joined Microsoft's Health Solutions Group as an imaging solutions consultant.
November 16, 2010
CMS sets up center for healthcare innovation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on November 17 that it has formally established an innovation center to examine new ways of delivering healthcare that are designed to save money for CMS while improving the quality of care for its patients.
November 16, 2010
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Keith Dreyer, PhD
By Erik L. Ridley
Did you know that radiology professionals are eligible for millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they can demonstrate meaningful use of healthcare IT? Many people don't. Find out how you can qualify in this Leaders in Imaging conversation with Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD.
November 16, 2010
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Survey finds lack of radiation awareness among radiology professionals
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 1 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSK08-08 | Room S102DHow many radiology professionals believe that MRI and ultrasound use ionizing radiation? A worldwide poll of radiology professionals found that 13% believe ionizing radiation is used in MRI scans, while 15% say ionizing radiation is used in ultrasound.
November 16, 2010
Gadolinium contrast for MRI is safe
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSG07-09 | Room S102DUsing gadolinium-based contrast agents with enhanced MRI studies is safe, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University in New York City.
November 16, 2010
One-third of delayed diagnoses not recognized on subsequent exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG07-07 | Room S102DDelayed diagnoses in radiology are often not recognized on subsequent radiological examinations, due to multiple types of diagnostic errors, according to researchers from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
November 16, 2010
Open MRI doesn't necessarily reduce claustrophobia
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG07-04 | Room S102DDespite a design intended to minimize claustrophobia, neither short-bore nor open MR imaging can totally prevent these reactions in patients, researchers will report in this Tuesday scientific session.
November 16, 2010
Upping equipment utilization rate will limit resources
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG07-03 | Room S102DBoosting the equipment utilization rate to 75% in 2011 as a way to lower Medicare costs will actually limit resources as a flood of new enrollees enter the system, especially in rural areas, according to researchers from St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City.
November 16, 2010
Self-referral by nonradiologists continues to drive imaging use rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE12-06 | Room S102DSelf-referral practices by nonradiologists are a significant driver of imaging utilization, and over the next decade, these practices could incur unnecessary costs in the range of $20 billion to $87 billion, researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, have found.
November 16, 2010
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