Practice Management: Page 938

Imaging business plans are all about the money
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
BOSTON - Getting financing to build a new diagnostic imaging center requires a business plan that is both thorough and compelling. Careful attention to detail increases the likelihood of finding funds to back such a venture, according to a presentation at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting.
August 2, 2004
AuntMinnie.com PACS Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
The communication of urgent exam results from radiology to the emergency department (ED) can be improved with the use of mobile computing devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), according to the experience of the University of California, San Francisco.
August 1, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Radiology Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Everyone likes to be paid the money they're owed. Paying bills late, or not paying them at all, has dire consequences. A credit rating can plummet, a home can be lost, or a family can find itself out on the street. But if you're a managed-care payor in the U.S., you can reimburse late for claims with impunity. In some instances, you can elect to simply not pay at all.
August 1, 2004
Compliance program provides protection, metrics
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
BOSTON - Compliance programs with government regulations are generally thought to be part of the administrative cost of doing business: an overhead item that is required, which adds nothing but more paperwork to an imaging center practice. Crafted properly, however, a compliance program can reduce both regulatory and fiscal liabilities, according to a presentation at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators annual conference on Sunday.
August 1, 2004
VitalWorks names new chief executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology information systems firm VitalWorks has named Dr. Stephen Kahane as president and CEO.
August 1, 2004
RT wages show big jump
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wages for radiologic technologists in the U.S. have shown strong growth over the last three years, according to a recent salary survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM.
August 1, 2004
Green light for Agfa mammo workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Impax mammography diagnostic workstation, according to the Greenville, SC-based company.
July 28, 2004
AHRA hands out awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) has announced that Stephen Clevenger and Jay Mazurowski will receive the AHRA Fellow designation at the society's annual meeting next week in Boston.
July 28, 2004
Medicare to ease LOCM restrictions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to remove restrictions on payment for low-osmolar contrast materials (LOCM) as part of a program designed to provide new preventive benefits and raise physician payments for 2005.
July 27, 2004
Guardian taps Borrelli
Imaging technology developer Guardian Technologies International has named imaging industry veteran Richard Borrelli as vice president of business development in its healthcare systems division.
July 27, 2004
Global Dosimetry adds to executive lineup
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dosimetry services provider Global Dosimetry Solutions has named a new senior vice president of technical operations and a new vice president of worldwide sales.
July 27, 2004
Yale slapped with $5.5 million jury verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Connecticut jury has ordered Yale University to pay $5.5 million to three radiologists who claimed they were punished after they complained about changes in the university's radiology department, according to the Hartford Courant.
July 26, 2004
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