Practice Management: Page 625

Imaging firm pays $647K to settle fraud charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A California imaging provider that owns Advanced Radiology of Beverly Hills has paid the U.S. government $647,000 to settle charges that it filed false claims with Medicare for unnecessary imaging tests, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
July 5, 2010
CynergisTek's McMillan to head HIMSS panel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has named Mac McMillan, co-founder and CEO of CynergisTek, as chair of HIMSS' privacy and security steering committee, effective July 1.
July 5, 2010
CMS to correct PET overpayments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 6 will begin to correct for recent reimbursement overpayments for certain PET procedures and applications.
July 4, 2010
Incident learning lowers radiation therapy errors
By Tami Freeman
In an attempt to minimize errors and improve treatment safety, a team at the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center has implemented an incident learning system for managing radiotherapy errors. The group details its initial experience in an article published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
July 4, 2010
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Sedation costs add up for pediatric MRI studies
By Cynthia E. Keen
The costs of sedating or anesthetizing children for MRI exams can add up quickly. One Canadian hospital analyzed what it was spending on sedation and subsequently changed its workflow to improve efficiency, according to an article in the July issue of Radiology.
July 1, 2010
Heavy hand best for reducing unnecessary C-spine x-rays
By Brian Casey
A new study published in the July edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology indicates how hard it can be to change physician behavior. Researchers at a facility in New York found that a more heavy-handed approach was the best way to reduce orders for unnecessary cervical spine x-rays.
July 1, 2010
Jay Miller named to lead Zonare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems has appointed imaging industry veteran Jay Miller as its new president and CEO.
June 30, 2010
RAS interventional radiologists sue Sutter Health
By Kate Madden Yee
The ongoing dispute between a Northern California radiology group and hospital chain Sutter Health has taken another turn. Radiological Associates of Sacramento (RAS) filed suit this week against Sutter, charging it with unlawfully barring RAS interventional radiologists from performing procedures at Sutter facilities.
June 30, 2010
CMS to delay PECOS claim rejections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will not implement changes that go into effect July 6 that would automatically reject claims submitted by physicians not yet included in the agency's Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS).
June 30, 2010
NightHawk settles with St. Paul Radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider NightHawk Radiology Services has settled a legal dispute with former partner St. Paul Radiology.
June 30, 2010
Court transcripts don't resolve questions in Mad River CT case
By Donna Domino
Despite the recent release of court transcripts from the Mad River CT overdose case, questions still remain as to how a Northern California radiologic technologist performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose.
June 30, 2010
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Ziosoft adds execs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has appointed two new executives.
June 29, 2010
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