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Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

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U.S. Inspector General Estimates $6.4M in CMS Overpayments

A new audit from the Office of the Inspector General estimates some $6.4 million in overpayments to hospital outpatient providers in 2008 and 2009 for services rendered within three days of the beneficiaries’ admissions. These include overpayments for diagnostic imaging services.

RBMA Names 2012/13 Directors, Officers

The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) announced its 2012/13 leadership changes this week.

Women Advised to Avoid Unnecessary Imaging Tests to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a UCSF researcher whose JAMA study published this week warns of the increased body burden of a lifetime of exposure to medical imaging, has also examined a subset of those findings involving breast cancer risk.

Molecular Imaging to Have an Expanded Role in Fight Against Alzheimer's

New molecular imaging research shows that the presence of beta-amyloid plaques that correlate with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease may also indicate mild cognitive decline.

Increase in Imaging Concerns Researchers

Questions about the necessity of imaging tests continued to dominate headlines this week, as a new study published in JAMA claims that HMOs are seeing an increase in imaging despite the lack of their financial incentive to conduct them.

Study Suggests Background Radiation Responsible for Some Leukemia

Pediatric exposure to radiation has been a hot topic in the imaging world since a Lancet study last week cautioned against the long-term effects of CT exposure on childhood cancer patients.

Industrial Radiography Company in CO Hit with $240K in State FInes

Advance Painting Services, an industrial radiography company based in Grand Junction, Colorado, is facing nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars in fines from the state Department of Public Health and Environment related to alleged improper handling of radioactive materials.

RSNA Foundation Awards $2.9M in Research Grants

The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will have its largest grant year in 2012, distributing $2.9 million.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.