The Industrial-strength Imaging Executive
by Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle
Today’s medical-imaging profession is definitely not for the fragile and weak-kneed among our colleagues. It is becoming increasingly clear that navigating the constant changes and challenges that face the practice of radiology today will be the ultimate test of tenacity, perseverance, and creativity. We’re in the playoffs now, and the game is moving to the big-time arena—where the margin for error is nil.
Finger in the Wind
by Cheryl Proval
Physicians are in a real bind as fee-for-service reimbursement falls under attack and alternative payment methods (such as bundling and capitation) gain traction in Washington, DC. As of June 18, Medicare Part B claims were being processed with the 21.3% cut mandated by the sustainable growth rate’s formula, and House Democrats demanded legislation on jobs before they would pass the Senate bill to reverse the cut.
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Keep Your Hospital Relationships Healthy: Strategies for Every Practice
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Randy Roat, CHBME, VP of Radiology, MMP, and George Ehrhardt, CPA, Director, Practice Management, MMP
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RIS to the Rescue | Strategies for Driving Revenue, Productivity and Profitability
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Setting Up a CCTA Service
Your hospital just installed a new multidetector CT (MDCT) scanner of 64 slices or more, and your emergency-department physicians are clamoring for a 24/7 coronary CT angiography (CCTA) service; now what?
The Road to Acceptance: CCTA for Chest Pain in the ED
The case for coronary CT angiography in the emergency department grows stronger every day, offering radiology practices that can deliver 24/7 interpretations a foothold in the exclusive field of cardiac imaging.
The CCTA Playbook: A Guide to Coding, Reimbursement, and Operations
A compendium of the business intelligence required to launch a CCTA service
CCTA Standards and Turf
Turf questions have always surrounded the provision and interpretation of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies.
Adding a CCTA Program: Economic Benefits of Outsourcing
Adding a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) program to your emergency department can help save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by reducing unnecessary admissions and mitigating the medicolegal expenses resulting from misdiagnoses.
ACR White Paper: CCTA Structured Reporting
A group of luminary practitioners of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) penned a white paper¹: to guide readers of CCTA in structured reporting for the modality.
CCTA: Radiology Prepares
Though expertise and reimbursement lag, many radiology practices gear up to perform their share of a potential 20 million procedures a year
Coronary MR Angiography: Can It Compete With Multidetector CT?
Just five years ago, the thought of cardiac cross-sectional imaging turned immediately toward the potential of MRI for evaluation of the heart.
The Role of CCTA in Primary Care
Primary care physicians are increasingly referring patients for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to provide accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and earlier disease management for their patients.
CCTA: The Road to Acceptance
The advancement of imaging technology is invariably followed by a host of related challenges.
Optimizing Coronary CTA Workflow: How We Do It
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) provides an accurate evaluation of coronary-artery disease and coronary-artery anomalies, and it gives us the ability to evaluate the cardiac chambers, myocardium, and valves.
Share and Share Alike? Split Interpretations Pose a Challenge to Radiologists.
As if radiologists were not facing sufficient challenges of late, they now are seeing increasing interest from cardiologists seeking to promote the sharing of certain studies.
