imagingBiz | Automated entry of procedure codes in radiology reports reduces the percentage of errors compared to manual entry, reveals a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post soliciting some feedback from all of you on your opinions of the Debt Ceiling compromise made by the US Congress in July, 2011 in order to pass the US government's budget for 2012. https://onradinc.com/uncategorized/the-debt-ceiling-compromise-and-healthcare-reform/ .
I received some good...
AuntMinnie | Chemotherapy delivered concurrently with radiation therapy (RT) is more effective than treatments delivered sequentially for extending the lives of patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online September 8 in the Journal of the National...
imagingBiz | U.S. House of Representative appropriators have indefinitely postponed plans to consider the 2012 spending bill for health programs. The review had been scheduled for Friday morning.
An appropriations staff member says the decision to postpone was made because the Transportation Appropriations panel is currently...
imagingBiz | Ninety-one individuals, including physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals, have been indicted for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $295 million in false billing, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Kathleen Sebelius, secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human...
