Reimbursement News
Medicare hopes to “bundle” its way to better hospital care
Federal officials plan to test a new way of paying hospitals they hope will address growing concerns over spending and quality of care in the Medicare program. But the approach will require physician practices and hospitals to learn to cooperate in ways they've never had to before.
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Responding to the Deficit Reduction Act
Consider adding CT scans to your center’s offerings
As a means to expand your current referral base and your existing business you might consider adding CT scans to your center’s offerings. View the latest lecture in our series Responding to the DRA.
One Center’s Experience with Contrast Enhanced and Routine CT Scans
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Decrease your A/R cycle
Reimbursement is very tight right now. Register for a seminar that will teach you how to develop strategies and train staff to fix the problems draining revenue from your practice.
10 Steps to Attack and Dissect Your A/R Report to Increase Revenue
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What's New
18F Sodium Fluoride Bone Imaging clinical module
Visit our new clinical module in MI University, which covers basic imaging techniques, studies related to oncology and general orthopedics, and discover how 18F sodium fluoride is poised to reenter mainstream clinical imaging.
View a demo version of 18F Sodium Fluoride Bone Imaging
View the full version of 18F Sodium Fluoride Bone Imaging*
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Industry News
Debating the sustainability of PET
"Is there life after PET?"
Flattening market conditions, the effects of the DRA on the PET market, and emerging new technology have sparked a discussion regarding the sustainability of PET and PET/CT. While some would argue that PET is nearing the end of its life cycle, industry experts like Scott Welpe, CNMT maintain that PET has established its niche in the industry and will not be replaced by emerging SPECT/CT technology. Improvements in the affordability of PET and PET/CT and the ability to accurately stage and treat patients enable PET to withstand market conditions and suggest not only does PET's well established history of tumor imaging support continued acceptance, but continued growth in Radiation Oncology and Cardiology secure PET's future for more broad utilization.
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Patient Advocacy
National Cancer Survivor's Day
National Cancer Survivors Day® is an annual, worldwide Celebration of Life that is held in hundreds of communities throughout the United States, Canada, and other participating countries. Participants unite in a symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality.
In most areas, National Cancer Survivors Day is traditionally observed on the first Sunday in June, although this is not always possible due to scheduling conflicts and time differences. Celebrating its 21st year in 2008, NCSD is the world’s largest and fastest-growing annual cancer survivor event.
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