April 2015

New ACR-AAPM radiation safety officer resources available
ACR supports bill to repeal controversial payment reduction
Vermont tests elimination of payer pre-approvals for MRIs
Vermont pilot program averts pre-auth for select spine MRIs
Publicly traded Aussie company acquires two radiology practices
RAND: Provider M&A Fueled by Alternate Payment Models
The Trouble with 360 (and Other Forms of Performance Review)
Two Decades of Radiology Benefits Management
Think That You Might Be Wrong
Tele-robotics enable long distance carotid ultrasound exams
Radiology, M&A
The Radiologist and Population Health Management
Big Data Provides Tool to Shape Future of Radiology Payments
Radiology’s Role in Lung Cancer Screening Programs
Hospital–Radiologist Alignment: Seven Strategies to Enhance Your Practice’s Value
Update: Penalties just months away for outdated CT technology
Sectra acquires Danish company it-mark
FDA details approval conditions for data collected outside the United States
Radiology on a patient-centric roll
Imaging OEMs still moving plenty of product across all modalities
PET can spare Hodgkin's lymphoma patients from undergoing RT after chemotherapy
Radiology group takes a risk for thrifty patients
FDA approves breast tomosynthesis add-on for Siemens devices
Gridiron boo-boos informing new imaging technique
Radiologist earnings inch up; many would redo career choice
Mikulski counters USPSTF draft recommendations in letter to Burwell
New ASRT modules help technologists meet Joint Commission requirements
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act helps preserve care for most vulnerable patients
Breast cancer website launched to provide info on dense breasts
USPSTF disappoints on mammography guidance, ACR and SBI respond
NCI study: Breast cancer cases could increase by 50% by 2030
Breast cancer hits Black women hard in Nebraska, raising disparity issues
Inventive technologist eases patient pain, workflow drain
Radiologist honored with leadership fellowship
Only 7% of hospitals received five stars from new CMS rating system
Pisano to U.S. women: Don't change mammography schedules
McKesson rolls out Conserus; will amplify image capabilities of EHRs
Professors share insight on role of radiology during Nazi era
McKesson introduces Conserus to help optimize imaging workflows and clinical effectiveness
ACR and Alzheimer’s Association lead trial to inform Medicare PET brain amyloid imaging coverage
Resourceful staffing strategies help Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha provide world-class radiology
Physician groups weigh in on bill to overhaul Medicare payment system
ACR debuts 'turnkey' PQI project in value-based radiology
Hospitals are always open, but who’s footing the bill?
RadNet adds eight prime Manhattan locations to imaging center holdings
Final call for ICD-10 end-to-end testing
White Plains Radiology and White Plains Hospital enter exclusive alignment
Sectra launches solution for digital primary diagnostics in pathology—enabling more efficient cancer care
New leadership survey: IT professionals remain focused on patient satisfaction, engagement
North of the border, hospital claims a ‘bench-to-bedside’ CT innovation
CMS proposes shorter EHR testing periods, lesser patient access requirements
Accepting that credit card could cost you, rad practice
Fujifilm heads to HIMSS with high hopes for heightened VNA awareness
JAMA: Trend in rising health data breaches will be hard to reverse
Intrinsic Imaging awarded Phase II clinical trial for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
CEO Survey: Leaders confident in growth, focused on technology
National Decision Support Company experiences 50% increase in monthly decision support transactions
AHRQ looks at effectiveness of injection treatments for low back pain—and comes up short
WEDI survey: Providers, vendors, payors struggle with ICD-10 prep
Chesapeake Bay imaging network chooses Viztek for PACS
Take a bow, interventional radiology
ACR 2015™ attendees to learn how clinical research can advance patient care and their practice
Aris Radiology completes acquisition of Optimal Radiology
NLP to aid point-of-care imaging informatics?
Medicare Advantage plans to get raise in 2016
HIMSS survey: Lack of strategy can sink patient engagement
Argus Radiology announces expansion into California
MRI-only screening of those at risk of pancreatic cancer shows promise
Top tips on making joint ventures tip top
Prediction: The ‘JV option’ will revive many an at-risk radiology practice
Joint venture evangelist only growing in zeal for the JV way
It’s the patient, radiology
CMS renews NRDR status as qualified clinical data registry for 2015
Liftoff at last for JV many months in the making
Head CT scan more price transparent than other healthcare services
What the MU stage 3 proposed rule means for radiology
QIBA to publish small nodule CT volumetry profile for use in lung cancer screening
McKesson wins one in a Windy City suburb
Extra, extra! Vegas newspaper bets on radiology as a good read
The CMO-CIO relationship is far greater than the sum of its parts
Roundtable discussion: Driving clinical quality with operational efficiency, pt 1
Rethinking radiology workflow to improve patient care—today