Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have released a Finance Committee report detailing the case of a doctor who reportedly implanted nearly 600 potentially medically unnecessary stents from 2007 through mid-2009 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., and his relationship with Abbott Laboratories. The Senate report found that the questionable stent implantations cost the Medicare program $3.8 million during that period.

CHICAGORadiologists looking to build better relationships with surgeons should develop standardized reports based on surgeons needs, according to the What the Referring Physician Needs to Know session presented Nov. 28 at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

The present is big with the future, observed author Rudyard Kipling. The novelist was not referring to 21st century diagnostic imaging; however, the insight certainly applies.

The decision of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to end the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) promises to have far-reaching impacts. The data could spur development of a CT lung cancer screening program in the U.S. This next step requires a revised model characterized by clinical collaboration pre-and post-screening and thoughtful and systematic patient selection. Experts paint a picture of the new model.

CHICAGORadiologists need to approach referring physicians with diverse communication and collaboration strategies. RSNA outlined specific details of four specialists needs during the What the Referring Physician Needs to Know session presented Nov. 28 at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

The U.S. House of Representatives Monday approved a measure to postpone for 30 days Medicare payment cuts of 23 percent that were to have gone into effect Dec. 1.

CHICAGO--The implementation of a new quality improvement program to ensure safe use of radiation during fluoroscopy procedures was easily implemented and prevented radiation-induced injuries, while recognizing patients at risk for radiation exposure injuries, with no additional costs, based on an observational study presented as a scientific poster this week at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

Radiology and teleradiology service provider University Radiology Group has implemented health IT company MedInformatix's Radiology Information System (RIS) for scheduling, patient exam tracking, billing and test results communication.