Practice Management: Page 704

EMR tool drives compliance with specialist advice
By Cynthia E. Keen
Indiana researchers have developed decision-support software that tracks how often general practitioners follow recommendations made by specialist physicians. A pilot study of the software indicated that it led to a 30% increase in compliance with specialist advice.
April 15, 2009
Prototype PET phantom successfully tested
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SNM Clinical Trials Network reports that a prototype clinical PET oncology imaging simulator has been successfully scanned and imaged at four imaging centers.
April 14, 2009
MedCurrent adds to Verify
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare practice management firm MedCurrent has released the latest version of its Verify Web-based insurance eligibility verification software.
April 14, 2009
Digital technology sparks revival of global x-ray project
By Brian Casey
Digital x-ray technology is breathing new life into efforts to improve the developing world's access to imaging technology. A new nonprofit organization called the World Health Imaging Alliance was formed this month to coordinate efforts to bring medical imaging to where it's most needed.
April 14, 2009
The DRA and PACS: One hospital's story
By Michael J. Cannavo
A little more than a year ago, PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo made the case that the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) was the best thing that ever happened to the PACS marketplace. Was he correct? Cannavo explores the case of one community hospital, along with other evidence, to evaluate his claim.
April 13, 2009
Group urges rollback of DEXA cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The DXA Task Force is urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to reverse cuts in Medicare reimbursement for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), the imaging procedure used to diagnose osteoporosis.
April 12, 2009
HIMSS attendance dips 5% for 2009 show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference attracted an estimated 27,500 attendees to Chicago earlier this month, a drop of 5.4% compared to last year's meeting.
April 12, 2009
New Mexico governor signs US, MRI licensure bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New Mexico governor Bill Richardson has signed a bill into law that requires healthcare professionals who perform diagnostic medical sonography and MRI to be licensed in that state, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
April 9, 2009
Mallinckrodt sues Bracco
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mallinckrodt has filed suit against two U.S.-based subsidiaries of Italian contrast firm Bracco for patent infringement, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.
April 8, 2009
ACR chair Thrall tapped for NIH committee
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
American College of Radiology (ACR) chair Dr. James Thrall has been selected to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
April 8, 2009
InSight Health re-ups with InSite One
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archiving services provider InSite One has inked another three-year contact with imaging services provider InSight Health Services.
April 8, 2009
Epix works to avoid bankruptcy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals of Lexington, MA, may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection if it cannot restructure its financial obligations.
April 8, 2009
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