Practice Management: Page 658

DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
CMS to deny claims submitted by unregistered PECOS physicians
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the time frame in which physicians can enroll in its Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS), which may negatively affect radiologists, according to the American College of Radiology.
January 5, 2010
Calif. bill would restore low-income screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California state senator Jenny Oropeza has introduced a bill that aims to reverse recent cuts to that state's low income breast cancer screening program.
January 5, 2010
U.S. healthcare spending slowed in 2008
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Decelerating price growth, investment losses, and lackluster Medicaid hospital spending slowed the growth rate of healthcare spending in the U.S. in 2008.
January 4, 2010
Calif. law ups reporting rules for mammo centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new law in California requires mammography facilities in the state to post notices of serious violations found by state inspectors so that patients can clearly see the violations.
January 4, 2010
IOM pushes stricter regulations for resident hours
By Kate Madden Yee
Resident physicians' duty hours should be more strictly regulated to avoid resident fatigue and to ensure patient safety, according to a new report published by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM).
January 4, 2010
Canon names new Virtual Imaging head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon U.S.A. has tapped Chris Duca as president of its Virtual Imaging subsidiary.
January 3, 2010
Acacia licenses PACS patents to Stryker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patent holding company Acacia Research and its Hospital Systems subsidiary have inked a license agreement with Stryker and its orthopedic PACS unit Stryker Imaging.
January 3, 2010
ACR, SBI: Breast cancer screening should begin at 40
By Kate Madden Yee
Annual breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 for the average patient and even earlier in high-risk patients, according to newly published recommendations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
January 3, 2010
The Profit Center: Part 10 -- Taking on risk with dubious reward
By Mark F. Weiss
Unlike a gift, it's truly better to receive indemnification than to give it, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss. In the latest Profit Center installment, Weiss navigates the details of indemnification provisions to help radiology groups avoid potentially unnecessary and damaging payments.
January 3, 2010
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Blankets recalled after MRI injury
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Encompass Group said its Thermoflect blankets should not be used in MRI procedures after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported an injury to an MRI patient.
December 29, 2009
ACC sues HHS over Medicare cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) filed suit on Monday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that severe cuts in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will render the practice of cardiology "nonviable and unsustainable."
December 28, 2009
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