Radiology Practice Management Archives

10 Nov Slashing Medicare Reimbursements Curbs Treatment Overuse

Posted at 06:16h in Health Insurance and Reimbursement, Healthcare Legislation, Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

HealthLeadersMedia.com | November 10 - Cuts in Medicare reimbursements can significantly reduce unnecessary care, according to a study conducted by university researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Study authors from the University of Michigan, University of Florida and University of Texas Medical Branch in...

09 Nov FDA: ‘Improper use’ of CT scanners led to perfusion overdoses

Posted at 13:20h in Radiology Patient Safety, Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

AuntMinnie.com | November 9 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released the results of its investigation into a series of radiation overdose incidents in CT brain perfusion exams. The agency said that, most likely, the incidents were not due to scanner malfunction,...

08 Nov MHA Bans Hiring of Tobacco Users

Posted at 13:56h in Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

HealthLeadersMedia.com | November 8 - The Massachusetts Hospital Association unabashedly announced this month that it will no longer hire tobacco users, sending a very public get-tough message that it hopes will resonate with other employers looking to reduce healthcare costs. MHA President/CEO Lynn Nicholas says the trade...

05 Nov MRI Center Survives Disaster

Posted at 05:56h in Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

AdvanceWeb.com | October 29 - Like most telephone calls that come in the middle of the night, the one that woke Dr. Javad Jamshidi, MD, alerted him of disaster. Luckily, no one was hurt or in danger. Unfortunately the call, which he received on an early Sunday...

03 Nov $10 billion Medicaid waiver approved for California

Posted at 06:13h in Health Insurance and Reimbursement, Healthcare Legislation, Radiology Practice Management, Radiology Services News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

The Los Angeles Times | November 3 - The Obama administration Tuesday approved a $10-billion plan to help California modernize its Medicaid health insurance program, pushing the state to the forefront of the national effort to implement the new healthcare law. The administration's much-anticipated decision to...

10 Nov Slashing Medicare Reimbursements Curbs Treatment Overuse

09 Nov FDA: ‘Improper use’ of CT scanners led to perfusion overdoses

08 Nov MHA Bans Hiring of Tobacco Users

05 Nov MRI Center Survives Disaster

03 Nov $10 billion Medicaid waiver approved for California

Recent Blog Post

An Amazing Time