Practice Management: Page 630

Toshiba taps new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems has promoted Senior Vice President Satoshi Tsunakawa to president and CEO.
June 8, 2010
PACS: A culprit in radiology commoditization?
By Cynthia E. Keen
PACS and teleradiology services have proliferated in hospitals throughout the industrialized world because they can provide rapid, efficient access to images at any time and, in theory, anywhere in the world. But has the adoption of PACS also led to the commoditization of radiology?
June 8, 2010
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Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some
By Donna Domino
Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 6, 2010
Cardiac model favors treadmill then CTA for low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
A new cost-effectiveness model gives surprising prominence to the exercise treadmill test for evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease. In fact, treadmill plus imaging -- especially coronary CT angiography (CTA) for low-risk patients -- was more cost-effective than any imaging modality alone.
June 6, 2010
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CMS finalizes MRA coverage change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a change to its coverage policy for MR angiography (MRA) that moves its reimbursement rules for the technology into its broader guidelines for MRI.
June 3, 2010
CMS to revise telemed credentialing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposal to eliminate an upcoming regulatory change that would make it more difficult for physicians who perform telemedicine to obtain credentials at remote sites.
June 3, 2010
SNM convenes annual meeting as challenges persist
By Wayne Forrest
As SNM convenes its annual meeting on June 5, the society faces a number of challenges, including a persistent shortage of a key radioisotope, looming new regulatory guidelines on PET radiopharmaceutical production, and the need to continually demonstrate nuclear medicine's value.
June 2, 2010
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Calif. Senate passes radiation bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The California Senate last week passed legislation designed to protect patients from excess medical radiation through measures such as recording the radiation dose from CT scans.
June 1, 2010
Radisphere lands Pa. contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radisphere National Radiology Group has announced the receipt of contracts to provide radiology image interpretations to two hospitals in Pennsylvania.
June 1, 2010
ACR promotes VC screening bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation introduced last week that would require Medicare to pay for virtual colonoscopy screening.
June 1, 2010
Is your office copier a hole in your HIPAA security plan?
By Cynthia E. Keen
The lowly office copy machine can be a treasure trove of data vulnerable to identity theft and a potentially massive healthcare privacy rule violation. Many healthcare providers are scrambling to shut this security hole following televised reports of patient data found on copiers discarded by medical facilities.
June 1, 2010
ASNC offers tips to reduce MPI radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has published a new set of recommendations to reduce radiation exposure for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) procedures.
May 31, 2010
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