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Viewpoint |
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The Sky Is Falling! |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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Year-end reflections on what lies ahead. |
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Guest Editorial |
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ICD-10: The Time Has Come |
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by Linda Kloss MA, RHIA |
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It is time for the United States to discard the outdated ICD-9 coding system, as has the rest of the developed world |
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STAT Read |
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Report offers two market scenarios of the future; study assesses best protocol for polyp detection with MDCT colonography; scientists discover genetic risk factor for osteoporosis; latest Medicare bill includes physician relief; radiology group fined $1.6 million in qui tam Medicare fraud suit |
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Imaging Business |
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Growing the Practice |
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by Fred Gaschen MBA |
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Expanding back-office services is key to optimizing the growth potential of a radiology practice |
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Technology Economics Review |
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Emergency Radiology: New Subspecialty, New Tools |
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by Judith Gunn Bronson MS |
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In the emerging subspecialty of emergency radiology, helical CT has displaced plain film and ultrasound proves its utility |
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