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Maryland became the seventh state to enact breast density patient notification laws.
They ordered a CT without contrast and missed my daughter’s peri-tonsillar abscess. We must leverage decision support to ensure the right test is done the first time.
We strive for perfect, even as things don't perform as intended. This gets harder with the push for greater efficiency. One solution? Accept the imperfections.
GE Healthcare this week introduced a new MRI technique designed to allow for more accurate imaging of soft tissue and bone in patients with metal joint implants.
Non-invasive autopsies, performed by MRI, could help determine cause of death for fetuses and young children.
There’s little doubt among medical imaging managers that operating and staff costs will remain steady and that their department will maintain or grow as a profit center.
Two experienced healthcare attorneys provide clarity, tips, and answer medical practice inquiries in this webinar on HIPAA.
What is "big data" and how is it being deployed in American medical practices and health systems to improve the quality of care? This short video explains how physicians are already using data in their management of patients, and what health IT experts believe is likely to happen next.
VIDEO: Reimbursement for CT colonography has been a complicated path, but radiologists shouldn’t wait to pursue local coverage and set up a screening program, said Perry Pickhardt, MD.
Mobile healthcare technology is changing the meaning of the phrase "going to see the doctor." Learn what this technology is all about and how it will affect physicians like you.
In this podcast from the AHIMA ICD-10 summit in Baltimore, coding expert Cindy Seel shares how practices can get physicians prepared for the transition.
Find out why CPT code 99213 is the most unexpectedly denied E&M code at medical practices like yours from John Stanton of RemitDATA.
There are three key elements to increasing the engagement of both patients and physicians in the care continuum, according to a health IT expert and a health system exec.
Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.
Case Studies
A 15-year-old male patient, suffering from gonalgia without apparent trauma, receives an X-ray of his left knee.
A 15-year-old female patient with primary amenorrhea and absent secondary sexual characters.
A 77-year-old woman presented to the emergency department complaining of diarrhea for five days and abdominal pain.
From Physicians Practice
It is imperative that procedures are implemented or modified to identify overpayments at your medical practice to avoid a False Claims Act violation.
In this podcast, one physician discusses the advantages of mobile e-visits, as well as some of the challenges physicians may experience getting started.
Physicians have medical information in their mind, but the EHR cannot access it, so the unhappy task of extracting data from information falls on providers.