Practice Management: Page 602

House passes 1-month SGR extension

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill temporarily halting the 23% cut in physician payments under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, scheduled to take effect on December 1. The Senate has already passed the bill, so it now goes to President Barack Obama for signing.

November 28, 2010

RSNA enlarges report template library, creates new website

By Cynthia E. Keen

CHICAGO - Pssst ... need some "best-practice" radiology reporting templates developed and used by experts in their fields? If so, the RSNA has a deal for you. During a Sunday presentation, it was announced that with the release of 30 new report templates, the RSNA's library will now contain more than 100 free templates.

November 28, 2010

Siemens sets RSNA pace with PET/MRI, FFDM, CT dose reduction

By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - A new hybrid PET/MRI scanner, as well as a recently cleared full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system and new CT dose-reduction packages, are pacing the RSNA launches in the booth of Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA.

November 28, 2010

ASRT releases radiation therapy workplace survey results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Results of a recent survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) reveal that nearly 70% of respondents believe that the number of radiation therapists at their facility is appropriate for the number of linear accelerators being used and the number of patients being treated.

November 27, 2010

RSNA 2010

By Brian Casey

AuntMinnie editor in chief Brian Casey presents the Minnies trophy for Best New Radiology Software to Arthur Kaindl, CEO of the imaging and therapy division at Siemens Healthcare, for the company's syngo.via image management software.

November 27, 2010

Decision-support software has practice-changing implications

By Cynthia E. Keen

CHICAGO - A state program using a clinical decision-support tool was described modestly today at the first scientific session on informatics. However, assuming that the statewide rollout is as successful as a pilot project that involved half of Minnesota's insured population, it may someday be regarded as a pioneer.

November 27, 2010

Cardiac PET payments to drop 23% in 2011 due to HOPPS cuts

By Wayne Forrest

Healthcare facilities and imaging centers in the U.S. struggling with lower reimbursement rates will face another challenge next year, as payments for PET myocardial perfusion imaging will decrease from $1,433 to $1,099.

November 25, 2010

PeerVue adds dose management features

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Software developer PeerVue will highlight new radiation dose management features at next week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 24, 2010

DICOM Grid lands funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cloud-based imaging platform developer DICOM Grid has received $7.5 million in series A financing from a syndicate led by venture capitalist Canaan Partners.

November 24, 2010

Fuji forms medical informatics unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has launched a new global medical informatics division and reorganized its U.S. medical business operations.

November 23, 2010

MedQuist names James as CFO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist has named Anthony James as chief financial officer (CFO).

November 22, 2010

Medicalis upgrades productivity software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology decision-support software developer Medicalis has made available the next generation of its Radiology Collaborative Workflow Solutions.

November 22, 2010

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