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1. The New Economics of Radiation Oncology

   ... costs for the 1.6 million Americans diagnosed with cancer in 2013 will gobble at least 5 percent of healthcare spending in the U.S., ... CMS’ concerns about radiation therapy codes identified for review in the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The earliest the proposed ...

   mrivera - 2013-05-06 09:56

2. Do the Right Things: Top 10 Ways to Provide Strategic Leadership

   ... to define healthcare technology leadership—which, leaders in the field agree, largely consists of doing three right things: formulating a ... and clinical effectiveness of their products prior to FDA review. "A healthcare technology leader is someone who can think outside the ...

   dcaparco - 2013-04-18 17:50

3. MD/MBAs: Fixing Hearts & Healthcare

   ... (UNC), Cam Patterson, MD, sat down with an administrator to review the budget. As he recalled, it had a large number at the top, lots of numbers in the middle and glaring red number at the bottom. What he inherited in 2005 ...

   mrivera - 2013-03-15 17:14

4. PET Could Outshine Other Modalities for CAD

   ... reserve measurements. However, whether PET is truly moving in on traditional CT and SPECT territory in clinical practice remains to be ... study. A "rest-study-required-group" was established. Upon review, technologists were able to accurately identify rest-study-group cases ...

   mrivera - 2013-03-04 13:26

5. Value-based Purchasing: What It Means for Performance Evaluation

   ... decades, radiology providers have survived (and succeeded) in a volume-driven healthcare market. However, healthcare services and payments ... suffer from tunnel vision and get so busy focusing on image review and report generation that they forget about their real job—clinical ...

   mrivera - 2013-03-04 13:01

6. CCTA: Training Wreck or on Track?

   ... though. Rather, they are asking if the requirements in training guidelines need a makeover to reduce variability and better ... performs CCTA and interpreting, reporting or a supervised review of 50 or more CCTA studies. “When the technique first started, it ...

   mrivera - 2013-03-04 10:12

7. Ill Repute: Maintaining Your Good Name in Adversity

   ... Claims & Costs University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, reported decreases in the number of claims, resolution time and ... that utilized experienced nurses as risk managers to review and investigate all unanticipated outcomes. These risk managers discuss ...

   mrivera - 2013-02-27 14:45

8. CCTA Training Guidelines: Refresh or Retain?

   Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) made a splash in the mid-2000s with cardiologists and radiologists when it was shown to ... performs CCTA and interpreting, reporting or a supervised review of 50 or more CCTA studies. “When the technique first started, it ...

   mrivera - 2013-02-27 12:40

9. Lessons from Afield: Excellence in Industry that Healthcare Can Emulate

   ... factories, evangelism and the nuclear power industry have in common? All have important insights for improving medicine provided ... (WANO). WANO facilities developed a voluntary peer review process. Unlike regulatory reviews which are often judgmental and carry ...

   dcaparco - 2013-05-23 16:50

10. The Case for Progressive Medication Management

    ... their meds when symptoms improve. Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore and Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee are two providers trailblazing ... receive post-discharge phone calls within 72 hours to review the patient’s medication regimen to assess proper use; access issues; ...

    dcaparco - 2013-05-23 16:49

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