DiagnosticImaging | Radiology bills aren’t straightforward – they get split into categories for professional or technical services with more than one entity often billing for different elements of the same procedure. Choosing the right financial and billing software system, or the best vendor to outsource...
DiagnosticImaging | A study assessing CT angiographs of nearly 25,000 patients presumed to be free of coronary artery disease (CAD) has shown both obstructive and nonobstructive forms of the disease to increase the risk of death. The study, published August 16 in the Journal of the...
imagingBiz | Like it or not, Medicare remains the largest component of radiology practices’ payor mix, at 37% of the total. So reveals the 10th annual physician survey conducted by Medical Management Professionals, Inc. (MMP), a provider of billing and practice management service to radiology groups...
imagingBiz | Amid talk of another recession, health care employment rates are rebounding to a level comparable those seen in 2007 prior to the start of the economic downturn, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). According to the agency’s monthly...
HealthLeadersMedia | Federal health officials have announced that they have expanded the HospitalCompare website, making more information available on 30-day mortality rates for three conditions, and showcasing a new "one-stop shopping" format to find data on various types of healthcare services, from physicians to dialysis...