Patient-facing campaign spotlights role of GPNs
The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) has launched a campaign encouraging patients to move away from the belief that they have to see a GP for every problem. ‘Right Care First Time’ aims to cut pressure on practices as demand exceeds capacity and patients face delays in access, which, the IGPM has said is... Read moreThe post Patient-facing campaign spotlights role of GPNs appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
MICI Q2 2024: Radiology administrators remain optimistic about growth
Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024.
They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly. But they're less sure that their departments will receive adequate Medicare reimbursement for exams and that internal operating expenses and staff costs will remain constant compared to fourth-quarter MICI results.
The MarkeTech Group generates the MICI report from survey responses by r...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
UltraCon: Work-related MSK disorders tied to sonographer burnout
Work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are tied to work-related burnout among sonographers, according to research highlighted April 10 at UltraCon.
In her presentation, Jennifer Bagley from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center discussed her team’s results showing that many sonographers who score high on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory also reported having a work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
“It presents an opportunity for administrators to think about these two conditions together and think thoughtfully about how they can help sonographers and not lose staff,” Bagley said.Jennifer Bagley fro...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Ultrasound Source Type: news
ACR releases updated appropriateness criteria
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its Appropriateness Criteria (AC), which now includes six new and six revised topics. The six new topics are as follows:Acute elbow and forearm painEndometriosisImaging of suspected intracranial hypotensionPenetrating torso traumaThoracic back painTracheobronchial diseaseThe topics that were revised are the following:Acute onset of scrotal pain-without trauma, without antecedent massAltered mental status, coma, delirium, and psychosisMultiple gestationsNonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleedingPretreatment staging of urothelial cancerStress (fatigue/insuff...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Associations Source Type: news
AbbaDox to consolidate RIS for Radiology Imaging Associates
Cloud-native platform provider AbbaDox plans to integrate its radiology information system (RIS) platform in Radiology Imaging Associates' Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands operations.
The RIS will streamline operations by replacing multiple-point solutions and manual processes, the company said. It will also enhance appointment scheduling and patient communications, and employ AI in specialized workflows for breast and lung health services, according to AbbaDox. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Administration Source Type: news
HAP secures New Jersey revenue cycle services contract
Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP) announced it will take over performing all core revenue cycle services on behalf of New Jersey-based Health Village Imaging, LLC.
Under the terms of the agreement, the company will handle billing, coding, carrier credentialing, business intelligence, and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measure assurance services for the full-service imaging center that provides x-ray, MRI, and CT services, HAP said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Practice Management Administration Source Type: news
SRU releases consensus statement on endometriosis detection
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has issued a new expert consensus statement that aims to improve the evaluation of endometriosis.
The consensus, published April 9 in Radiology, provides recommendations for improving routine pelvic ultrasounds through additional maneuvers and imaging to improve diagnosis of deep endometriosis, according to the authors.
“Rightfully, patient advocates really want this,” statement first author Scott Young, MD from the Mayo Clinic told AuntMinnie.com. “They want better detection and there are a number of ways to detect endometriosis that are being worked on … all wond...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Ultrasound Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Dartmouth event bats around promise, shortcomings of AI in healthcare
Dartmouth's Center for Precision Health and Artificial Intelligence held its first symposium April 3 featuring leaders from radiology, pathology, and more.
A keynote delivered by Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD, professor of radiology, medicine, and biomedical data science at Stanford University, summarized that AI algorithms can assist radiologists at every step of the imaging process.
"There are aids that can provide inputs to help decide which imaging tests to order; programs to enhance image quality, making it possible to reduce radiation doses used in imaging; tools that instantaneously detect imaging problems to ensure t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Practice Management Imaging Informatics Industry News Source Type: news
Is your equipment helping or hurting patient communication?
Brian Bradfield.With existing scheduling backlogs, radiology technologists are feeling the pressure to move fast. While patient volumes have swelled, staffing challenges have left a less-than-optimal workforce with a bigger workload. A critical element of care can suffer on account of this pressure: patient communication.
Effective patient communication is already a topic of concern in radiology. While there's a case for providing more training opportunities to support good patient communication, there's also a conversation to have about how the equipment used by a facility can impact patient communication and, ultimately...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Brian Bradfield Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities
A decade ago, only a few radiopharmaceutical agents were used to help treat cancer patients. That has changed and the field of theranostics is expanding rapidly in various ways, as described in part 1 of AuntMinnie.com's series on the rise of theranostics.
However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. They're also mindful of the multiple dedicated teams required to build a thera...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Practice Management Radiation Oncology/Therapy Nuclear Medicine Medicolegal Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
9 ways to ease the radiologist workforce shortage
Radiology is experiencing a workforce shortage, but there are at least 9 ways to mitigate it, according to a clinical perspective published April 3 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Lead author James Rawson, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston and colleagues noted that, as the "current radiology landscape has an imbalance between the rising demand for radiology services and the national radiologist workforce available," it's crucial to implement creative strategies to address the workforce shortage issue.
"Rather than working longer and/or faster, there are ways for radiologists to work smarter," it noted...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
HPI study shows radiologists at MIPS disadvantage
Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties.In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MIPS, although they rarely reported radiology-relevant MIPS quality measures, instead tracking those relevant to other specialties, according to a research letter from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) published April 3 in the American J...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Revolutionize ABA Therapy with the Motivity Calmanac Integration
Explore the Motivity Calmanac Integration: A groundbreaking partnership offering unparalleled practice management and electronic data collection for ABA and developmental therapy centers. HONOLULU, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a significant leap forward for ABA and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Industry payments to radiologists total out at $392M
Out of 39 specialties, radiology was in the top third when ranked by industry payments to doctors over a nine-year period, according to an article published March 28 in JAMA.Between August 2013 and December 2022, 50% of 68,718 radiologists received industry payments totaling $392 million, lead author Ahmed Sayed, of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. colleagues reported. The total for all U.S. physicians over the period was $12.1 billion.“Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence physician prescribing and may damage patients’ trust in medical professionals, such relationships remai...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
Motivity Enhances ABA Practice Management with TherapyPMS Integration
Motivity adds another practice management integration with TherapyPMS, providing a comprehensive practice management tool, accurate and real-time electronic clinical data collection, and a streamlined billing process. HONOLULU, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Motivity, a leader in... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
