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September 2006 |
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Cover Story
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Breast MRI: Adding It to a Practice |
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by Elizabeth Finch |
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Given the right patient mix, adding a breast MR service could benefit both the patients and the practice. |
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A Better Back Office |
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by Patricia Kroken, FACMPE, CRA |
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The business office of the future is here today with the introduction of new practice management
systems and technology that promise to improve efficiency, lower overhead, and increase profits. |
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Dynamic MR: The New Movement in Radiology |
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by William W. Orrison, Jr, MD, MBA; Jon B. Gibson, RT(R)(MR)(CT); David Chang; and Ranjit Kapil |
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Real-time 3T MRI is proving its utility through such techniques as phase-contrast MR imaging and time-resolved contrast-enhanced MR angiography. |
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PAYOR WATCH |
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Proposed MPFS changes impact imaging providers;
policy on pricing transparency released; Senate
version of Access to Medicare Imaging Act filed. |
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THE DEPARTMENT |
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Domains of Decision-making provides blueprint for restructuring an imaging department; mammography recall program costs just 16 cents per patient; predicting pediatric MRI scan times needs improvement. |
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PRACTICE DYNAMICS |
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The Intermountain Vein Center helps interventional radiologists to break out; new co-venture brings 64-slice CT to Long Beach, Calif. |
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IMAGING INFORMATICS |
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Safe and unsafe HIT harbors; Salt Lake City practice improves service and quality with PACS; National Health Information Network calls for HIPAA overhaul. |
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IMAGE ENHANCEMENT |
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Classes and books on Spanish for medical
professionals help health care workers cross the
language barrier. |
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