Practice Management: Page 620

MMP gets Mich. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has won a contract with a radiology group in Michigan.
August 1, 2010
Workshop yields big drop in scan radiation dose
By Eric Barnes
Scan data from 10 radiology practices in Australia showed that attendance at a radiation dose-optimization workshop nearly halved the doses subsequently given to patients, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 1, 2010
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Radiologist reports problems at Radisphere hospital
By Kate Madden Yee
A California radiologist is claiming that serious errors were made in radiology readings at a hospital in the state staffed by radiologists working for Radisphere National Radiology Group, a national provider of professional radiology services.
August 1, 2010
RSNA, Siemens award grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA Research and Education Foundation has awarded the 2010 Siemens Healthcare/RSNA grants to two researchers.
July 29, 2010
RT doesn't impede breastfeeding by Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation oncologists questioned by Hodgkin's lymphoma patients undergoing chest radiation therapy (RT) about their future ability to breastfeed can now reference a study published online in Cancer: Results showed that survivors had a breastfeeding success rate comparable to that of the general population of mothers.
July 29, 2010
CMS to offer EHR education series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a series of national provider calls to discuss the specifics of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs for hospitals and individual practitioners.
July 28, 2010
Final meaningful use rules: What radiologists need to know
By Cynthia E. Keen
On July 13, U.S. physicians and hospitals received their marching orders on how to receive federal incentive payments for adopting electronic medical records. But the question remains: What does this mean for radiology?
July 28, 2010
ImageWorks promotes Thacher
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment provider ImageWorks has elevated Marc Thacher to vice president of marketing and sales.
July 27, 2010
SCCT doles out Young Investigator Award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named Raman Dusaj, MD, and Thomas Smith, MD, as recipients of the fourth annual Young Investigator Award.
July 27, 2010
ImaCor signs Pellerito
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Transesophageal echocardiography probe developer ImaCor has tapped imaging industry veteran Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
July 27, 2010
VC not cost-effective -- unless screening rates rise
By Eric Barnes
In a new model analysis published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, virtual colonoscopy was generally less cost-effective than several other colon cancer screening tests, including conventional colonoscopy. However, VC would become the most cost-effective test if it were to increase colon cancer screening rates.
July 26, 2010
Canada CT, MR use varies, report finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI and CT exams are used more commonly in some Canadian provinces than in others, according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
July 26, 2010
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