In arbitrarily slashing reimbursement for those who bill for technical imaging services under the Physician Fee Schedule, Congress has put in motion a domino effect that could result in failures for several subsets of outpatient imaging operations
The radiology information system (RIS) has always been a key element in electronic imaging functionality, but today's RIS is also a fount of practice-management data
This case study of radiologist productivity using work relative value units as a benchmark is based on a weighted system that incorporates both time and clinical significance
The author states that the pain reported by some women during breast biopsy is unnecessary and may discourage women from undergoing simple image-guided needle biopsy of breast lesions