| Today's News and Trends | CMS released the 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule and 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule this week, pushing for site-neutral payments and updating OPPS payment rates by 1.25 percent. CMS released the 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule and 2019 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule this week, pushing for site-neutral payments and updating OPPS payment rates by 1.25 percent. | | |
| Radiology is now the fourth most requested physician search assignment, according to a new report from Merritt Hawkins. The specialty’s average starting salary, however, is down 15 percent—dropping from $436,000 in 2017 to $371,000 in 2018. Radiology is now the fourth most requested physician search assignment, according to a new report from Merritt Hawkins. The specialty’s average starting salary, however, is down 15 percent—dropping from $436,000 in 2017 to $371,000 in 2018. | | |
| Radiology leaders responded this week to a difficult hypothetical—something the Journal of the American College of Radiology itself called a “devilish dilemma”: What would they do if their hospitals insisted on permanently switching to a new electronic medical record (EMR) without first consulting them? Radiology leaders responded this week to a difficult hypothetical—something the Journal of the American College of Radiology itself called a “devilish dilemma”: What would they do if their hospitals insisted on permanently switching to a new electronic medical record (EMR) without first consulting them? | | |
| Legislation requiring patients to receive a notification about issues related to increased breast density is associated with improved follow-up by breast ultrasound imaging, according to a new study published in Medical Care. Legislation requiring patients to receive a notification about issues related to increased breast density is associated with improved follow-up by breast ultrasound imaging, according to a new study published in Medical Care. | | |
| Patients with limited English proficiency are 4 percent less likely to receive a prompt MRI, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. But when accounting for factors like hospital environment, age group and priority, both English and non-English speakers appear to be receiving the same quality of care. Patients with limited English proficiency are 4 percent less likely to receive a prompt MRI, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. But when accounting for factors like hospital environment, age group and priority, both English and non-English speakers appear to be receiving the same quality of care. | | |
| Novel technology from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, could be changing the future of patient care with a flexible approach to x-ray detectors, according to research published this month in Nature Communications. Novel technology from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, could be changing the future of patient care with a flexible approach to x-ray detectors, according to research published this month in Nature Communications. | | |
| Radiology residents around the world typically record experiential learning (EL) in a clinical logbook, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging, modern PACS and RIS technology could very well be used to build the EL portfolios of the future. Radiology residents around the world typically record experiential learning (EL) in a clinical logbook, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging, modern PACS and RIS technology could very well be used to build the EL portfolios of the future. | | |
| A New York radiologist has been suspended from his position at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx following allegations that he’s a white supremacist, Newsweek has reported. A New York radiologist has been suspended from his position at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx following allegations that he’s a white supremacist, Newsweek has reported. | | |
| A new beer being served in the Czech Republic was crafted with a very specific audience in mind: cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. A new beer being served in the Czech Republic was crafted with a very specific audience in mind: cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. | | |
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