Practice Management: Page 677

AMIC report attacks utilization rate changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has issued a new analysis that criticizes proposals to change the utilization factor that determines Medicare reimbursement for advanced imaging procedures.
September 10, 2009
SonoSite hires new executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has hired John Bowers as senior vice president of strategic development and patient safety innovations.
September 10, 2009
The Profit Center: Part 7 -- Increase negotiating power by controlling context
By Mark F. Weiss
Context is a crucial yet often overlooked part of the negotiation process for radiology groups. Proactively altering the context for your group can mean the difference between a $50,000 "medical directorship" and adding a $2 million stipend to your bottom line each year, explains Mark Weiss in Part 7 of the Profit Center series.
September 10, 2009
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Too many CT rescans seen in transferred ED patients
By Eric Barnes
CT scans are often reinterpreted when patients are transferred from one hospital's emergency department (ED) to another. But patients are also scanned again when they arrive at the new institution -- more frequently and for more dubious reasons than one might think, according to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital.
September 9, 2009
Avid adds to executive team
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals has tapped Christopher Bunting as vice president of marketing and sales.
September 8, 2009
Imaging Advantage gets California deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology management company Imaging Advantage has signed a contract with a California hospital.
September 8, 2009
National Health IT Week scheduled September 21-25
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Organizers of the fourth annual National Health IT Week are encouraging healthcare providers to go to Washington, DC, to lobby members of Congress and to participate in weeklong events scheduled September 21-25 in the nation's capital.
September 8, 2009
AMIC: Voters oppose imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is touting survey results that indicate that 71% of voters oppose making additional cuts in Medicare reimbursement for advanced imaging procedures such as MRI and CT.
September 8, 2009
Language impedes Latino colon screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A language barrier could be contributing to the low rate of colorectal cancer screening among Mexican-Americans, according to a new study from San Diego State University.
September 8, 2009
SNM: Nuclear medicine tests being postponed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global shortage of molybdenum-99 is significantly affecting nuclear medicine physicians and nuclear pharmacies, with many imaging tests being postponed, according to survey results released this week by SNM.
September 8, 2009
Dilon hires Reyes-Guerra as VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies has hired a new vice president of U.S. sales and service.
September 7, 2009
CDC issues $22 million for colon screening; none for VC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Low-income people in the U.S. will have new opportunities for colon screening, thanks to $22 million in awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
September 7, 2009
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