Practice Management: Page 739

Report: Payors putting squeeze on imaging overuse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare payors are clamping down on inappropriate utilization of imaging services through initiatives such as accreditation and certification programs, according to a report released by Avalere Health.
July 10, 2008
Angiotech wins patent stamp of approval in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm Angiotech Pharmaceuticals of Vancouver, British Columbia, received confirmation in the U.K. of the validity of one of its patents related to its paclitaxel stent inventions.
July 9, 2008
Senate breaks Medicare SGR logjam; how safe are echo contrast agents?
By Brian Casey
July 9, 2008
Physician pay cuts averted as Senate passes Medicare bill
By Kate Madden Yee
After weeks of impasse, the U.S. Senate on July 9 passed a bill that postpones for 18 months a 10.6% pay cut to physicians for Medicare services. The legislation also includes provisions for the accreditation of imaging providers, a move that radiology advocates believe could help address the growing problem of imaging overutilization.
July 9, 2008
ASRT: RT vacancy rate still falling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The vacancy rate for open radiologic technologist jobs in the U.S. continues to fall, although there are signs that the current oversupply of RTs may be correcting itself, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM.
July 9, 2008
2009 MPFS proposal: If you're not an IDTF, you'll be one soon
By Kate Madden Yee
For many, summer means barbecues, beaches, and long poolside afternoons. But for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, summer means proposed updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), a document that can have a sobering effect not only on these lazy summer days, but on the whole year to come.
July 9, 2008
AHA urges cautious use of coronary CTA and MRA
By Eric Barnes
A new American Heart Association (AHA) committee statement on the use of coronary CT angiography and MR angiography recommends against screening asymptomatic individuals for coronary artery disease.
July 8, 2008
Acuson P10 used in remote Kilimanjaro
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare's Acuson P10 ultrasound scanner has been used at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania to perform obstetric scanning during a healthcare link project.
July 8, 2008
Xograph completes U.K. installations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed six new mobile Mobile DaRt digital x-ray systems and one new mobile Ziehm Vision R image intensifier at Barts and the London NHS Trust.
July 8, 2008
Radiology hiring patterns shift
By Mark Smith
A review from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates indicates that while overall demand for radiologists has diminished relative to several years ago, demand for specialized radiology services remains robust, and employers are willing to pay more for these services.
July 8, 2008
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FDA says mammo center defaults on MQSA fine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that a chain of radiology centers based in Baltimore is in default on more than $1 million in fines related to violations of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).
July 7, 2008
CMS to raise hospital outpatient payments 3%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 3% increase in payments to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in an update of rates in its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
July 7, 2008
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