Practice Management: Page 666

It's hard to agree on what makes a good radiology report
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:10 p.m.- 3:20 p.m. | SSJ11-02 | Room S102DThere is general agreement that a quality report not only improves patient care, it also improves an imaging facility's bottom line. But it's hard to find consensus on what exactly a quality report consists of and how to formulate it.
November 11, 2009
Coronary CTA may reduce follow-up costs for asymptomatic heart disease patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSG09-08 | Room S102DCoronary CT angiography (CTA), rather than catheter angiography, may be a better way to follow up asymptomatic patients who have a positive stress test, according to a study conducted by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
November 11, 2009
RBM audit finds 31% billing error rate in southeast Michigan
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 3:40 p.m.- 3:50 p.m. | SSE12-05 | Room S102DAn audit of radiology service providers conducted by a radiology benefits management firm found a 31% error rate, in which studies were incorrectly billed and exams were incorrectly ordered or not clinically necessary.
November 11, 2009
Radiologists reluctant to disclose mammography errors to patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSC07-06 | Room S102DRadiologists say they might not tell a patient if they made a mistake when reading mammograms that resulted in a delayed cancer diagnosis, according to this scientific session paper to be presented by Dr. Thomas Gallagher of the University of Washington School of Medicine and colleagues.
November 11, 2009
Specific decision support reduces unnecessary outpatient imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 11:05 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. | SSA11-03 | Room S403AGetting decision-support information to the right person at the right time decreases unnecessary imaging and increases the percentage of appropriate exams, according to this abstract to be presented Sunday morning.
November 11, 2009
Road to RSNA 2009: Practice Management and Economics Preview
By Kate Madden Yee
November 11, 2009
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TechniScan hires CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has tapped Steven Passey as its new CFO.
November 10, 2009
CMS expands cervical cancer coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval for coverage of one FDG-PET exam for the initial staging of patients with biopsy-proven cervical cancer.
November 10, 2009
The Profit Center: Part 9 -- Securing customer satisfaction
By Mark F. Weiss
As in other businesses, customer satisfaction can make or break a radiology practice. In the most recent Profit Center installment, Mark Weiss advises how to keep your customers happy to keep your practice successful.
November 10, 2009
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Edge Medical names Koob to board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Edge Medical Devices has appointed Lothar Koob, general partner of Extera Partners, to its board of directors.
November 10, 2009
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November 9, 2009
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November 9, 2009
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