Cleveland Clinic was overpaid $253,593 ($184,568 outpatient and $69,025 inpatient) for procedures that included the replacement of medical devices during 2008 and 2009, and beneficiaries incurred $6,000 in additional co-payment costs, according to a report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Siemens Healthcare, in response to challenges emerging from a changing market environment, is launching Agenda 2013, a two-year global initiative within the company aimed at focusing resources efficiently and tapping into growth markets.

The implementation of a radiology benefits management (RBM) program could result in significant savings to the Medicare Fee-for-Service program, according to a study commissioned by National Imaging Associates, a subsidiary of Magellan Health Services, and performed by Milliman, an independent actuarial and consulting firm.

The Board of Directors of the American College of Radiologys (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has established the RLI Common Body of Knowledge, which will serve as the foundation for radiologys first professional development and leadership academy.

The number of healthcare providers replacing their revenue cycle management system has risen drastically according to new research from healthcare research firm KLAS. Over the next five years, nearly half of the providers KLAS interviewed for the study told KLAS they plan to replace their RCM, with 87 percent of those planning to do so in the next three years.

States, caught between the approaching expiration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), are balancing cost-cutting and cost-containment strategies with healthcare reform initiatives, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundations Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The 11th annual survey provides a snapshot of Medicaid spending, enrollment and policy initiatives in each state based on data for fiscal year (FY) 2011 and FY 2012.

SAN ANTONIOA facility-wide effort to improve systems and processes began at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., back in 2007, which led to the creation of a project management office, said Kimberly Kalajainen, vice president and CIO, during a presentation last week at CHIME11, the Fall CIO Forum. We had a cultural change with a lot of technological change. It boiled down to a lot of risk and we turned that risk into great benefit. I cannot tell you the value we get from the project management office on a daily basis.

An expert panel reviews the business basics of radiology, outlines the value-added services of hospital radiology groups and offers pointers for developing and maintaining successful radiologist-hospital relations.