Practice Management: Page 957

Pitfalls abound in venous ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Duplex lower venous ultrasound exams face a number of limitations, including operator dependency and the nature of ultrasound physics, according to a presentation Wednesday at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 12, 2004
The impact of phase II Stark regulations on freestanding imaging centers
On March 26, 2004, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the long-awaited phase II of the Stark law regulations. The phase II regulations attempt to ease the regulatory burden of the Stark Law by broadening its exceptions.
May 12, 2004
ITL hires new COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management software developer Image Technology Laboratories of Kingston, NY, has hired Barry Muradian as vice president and COO.
May 11, 2004
Xograph, Canon develop portable DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. imaging supplier Xograph Imaging Systems and Canon Medical Systems of Japan have developed a portable x-ray system for use in examining patients outside of the traditional hospital environment, according Gloucestershire-based Xograph.
May 11, 2004
AAN issues transcranial doppler ultrasound guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline for the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound. The guideline, published in the May 11 issue of Neurology, provides recommendations for how TCD may be used to evaluate the status of blood vessels inside the brain in patients with known or suspected cerebral vascular disease, according to the Saint Paul, MN-based society.
May 11, 2004
Time has arrived for contrast echocardiography
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - When unenhanced echocardiography studies are inadequate, adding contrast confers better patient care along with time and cost savings, according to a presenter at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 11, 2004
Part IV: Imaging the pediatric patient: CT applications in pediatric imaging
AuntMinnie.com presents the final installment of a four-part white paper on pediatric imaging tips and techniques by radiologic technologist Douglas Clark, who discusses CT dose reduction, imaging protocol, and shares some unusual cases.
May 11, 2004
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Rads make hay in the heartland
By Brian Casey
It may lack the glamour of Hollywood or the Big Apple, but America's heartland is the place to be if you're a radiologist, according to results from the latest edition of AuntMinnie's CompHealth SalaryScan survey. Radiologists in three of the four central U.S. regions reported the highest average annual salaries in the country, according to SalaryScan data.
May 11, 2004
Impac, Siemens form development alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology developer Impac Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed an agreement to use a full DICOM-RT compliant specification for the development of an interface for the firms' products.
May 10, 2004
Virtual Radiologic to open Hawaii reading center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists, polish your résumés -- teleradiology overread service Virtual Radiologic of Minneapolis is opening a central reading center in Hawaii and is hiring physicians to staff it.
May 10, 2004
ACR reverses course on ortho MRI
By Tracie L. Thompson
The American College of Radiology has scuttled a highly controversial program to accredit extremity MRI facilities --a plan that critics had decried as giving an ACR stamp of approval to self-referring orthopedists.
May 10, 2004
Automated claim coding pays off in time and money
By Tracie L. Thompson
While the billing side of a practice may seem mundane compared to the medical side, there's no question that it is vital. Florida Radiology Associates in Orlando found success with an automated medical coding system based on natural-language programming.
May 10, 2004
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