Physician compensation in 2010 flattened, while radiologists faced a decline in average salary, the likely results of dropping reimbursements, according to a survey released this week by Medicus.

Medivative Technologies has selected manufacturing enterprise resource (ERP) planning software from IQMS.

As solo physicians become increasingly corralled up by multispecialty practices and larger organizations, medicine faces a growing bureaucratic trend, for patients and physicians. Though the thought of bureaucracy may conjure negative sentiments, radiology can learn and benefit from some important models of bureaucracy, according to the author of an article published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Three Ohio-area hospitals have decided to cut short their contract with teleradiology provider Imaging Advantage in an attempt to shift to a self-employed radiology model by the end of 2012.

The Wisconsin Health IT Extension Center (WHITEC), the regional extension center for Wisconsin, has selected EHR/practice management tool developer athenahealth as one of its valued EHR vendor partners.

Following Wednesdays release of comprehensive data from the National Lung Screening Trial, which demonstrated a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality resulting from CT screening, MD Anderson Cancer Center publicized its aims to begin implementing lung screening for heavy smokerswithout reimbursement from payors.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has developed the Clinical Instructor Academy, which will seek to help radiologic technologists who are tasked with teaching students about clinical processes and procedures learn the core strategies and tactics they need to be successful educators in the workplace.

While healthcare reform will be necessary to help reduce expenses, the exact road map remains uncertain. Increasing market pressures and looming Medicare cuts have forced many physicians to integrate with hospitals in hopes of finding a safe haven from the cost cuts. As more mergers take place, physicians and hospitals will need to understand what types of contracts will work best to align care, according to a white paper issued by consulting firm Deloitte.