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CMS cut MRI joint codes by 30 percent, thanks to three policy changes, and more cuts are expected. Here’s how the cuts are affecting practices.

 

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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.

An 85-year-old woman presents for routine screening mammography. She has a positive family history for breast cancer.

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.

Digital radiography (mammography) detects as many breast cancers as screen film mammography and more cancers than computed radiography.

I was once a young radiologist, eager to learn all there was to learn about my craft. Today, I'm in a different season of my life.

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

By taking a hard look at reducing costs for staffing, overhead, and technology at your medical practice, you may see increased physician compensation.

Healthcare is quickly becoming a war of all, against all, turning physicians, hospitals, insurers, drug makers, and device makers into blood rivals.

Starting a physician blog can provide your medical practice with marketing benefits, but it's important to do it right.

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