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A Look at Future Radiology Payment Models

June 17, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Reimbursement
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The ACR’s Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute recently examined future healthcare payment models. CEO Richard Duszak explains.

Translational Research in Radiology

June 17, 2013 | SIIM 2013, PACS and Informatics
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VIDEO: Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD, FSIIM, explains translational research and the challenges facing innovative radiology organizations.

Better Radiologist Communication Eases Patient Anxiety

June 17, 2013 | Practice Management
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Radiologists who communicate well with patients before and after breast biopsies can help lower patient anxiety levels.

HIEs Don't Reduce Direct Healthcare Costs

June 14, 2013 | Practice Management
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Sharing data across health information exchanges does not result in significant cost savings despite some reductions in test ordering.

PET May Indicate Which Patients Benefit from Antidepressants

June 13, 2013 | Nuclear Imaging
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PET images may help determine which patients with major depression will respond best to medication or to cognitive behavior therapy.

PET/MRI: Implementing, Reading, and Billing New Technology

June 13, 2013 | PET/MR
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The promise of PET/MRI is clear, but challenges remain when it comes to implementing, reading and billing the new technology. This is the second in a two-part series.

Image IQ: 16-year-old Southeast Asian Immigrant Has Seizure

Image IQ | June 13, 2013
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A 16-year-old male immigrant from Southeast Asia was brought to the emergency department by EMS after witnessed having a seizure.Click each image to the right to enlarge and view.Image 1: CT without contrast

Hypometabolism in Healthy Brains May Indicate Pre-Alzheimer’s

June 13, 2013 | SNMMI 2013
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PET finds hypometabolism in healthy brains that may indicate pre-Alzheimer’s disease.

PET Shows Nicotine in Smokers’ Brains Despite Vaccine

June 13, 2013 | SNMMI 2013, Molecular Imaging, Nuclear Imaging
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PET imaging aids researchers in search for anti-nicotine vaccine, but shows there is still a lot of work to do.

CMS to Cover Three Oncology FDG-PET Scans

News | June 12, 2013 | Molecular Imaging, Nuclear Imaging
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CMS has agreed to cover three oncology FDG-PET scans, a revision from the proposed single-scan coverage, and one PET advocates lauded.

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