For each of the next three days, I will be giving the "ONRAD" reaction to the oral arguments and Supreme Court Justice questions debated in the Oral Arguments phase of the healthcare reform case that is currently being heard. The schedule of this phase of...
The Bill: Recently, Utah senator Tom Udall (D-Utah) has announced plans to introduce a bill this spring that would create a national telemdicine license, thus, in theory, breaking down some very difficult barriers to delivering efficient national healthcare. This bill is specifically relevant to the field...
DiagnosticImaging | Increased regulations and higher fixed costs have many private radiology clinics across the U.S. choosing to affiliate with local hospitals or healthcare systems. Doing so, however, has raised new questions on the revenue side. Does it become easier or more difficult for a...
DiagnosticImaging | A bill aimed at improving Medicare reimbursement for radiologist assistants is now wending its way through Congress. H.R. 3032, the “Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011,” would amend the Social Security Act to recognize radiologist assistants as non-physician providers of healthcare services...
AuntMinnie | In 1993, radiologists working at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) did something revolutionary. They moved into a new hospital facility that had no permanent film file room. Why? Because the Baltimore VAMC had purchased a PACS, the very first full-hospital PACS...