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CHIME Recommend 1-Year Extension on Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
Rather than a “reboot” of the meaningful use incentive program — as six Republican Senators asked for last month — the program just needs more time, say executives at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives…
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KLAS Reports Look at Supporting Tests for Mammography
With growing patient and referral source interest in breast cancer screening options beyond traditional mammography, the women’s imaging field is heating up says research firm KLAS.…
Maryland Becomes 7th State With a Breast Density Notification Law
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has signed SB 334, the “Mammograms – Dense Breast Tissue – Notification” into law making his state the seventh state requiring mammography providers to give patients information about breast density…
ACR Honors Senator Vittner for Support of Radiology
Senator David Vittner (R-La.) received the American College of Radiology's Congressional Award for Radiological Excellence (CARE Award) for his championship of radiology issues in the Senate…
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The Jig Is Up
For many years, hospitals and physician practices have engaged with payors in a little game we play in a free market society called “negotiation.” This game enables the players to use whatever tools and stratagems they possess to leverage as good a price possible for their services/business in an increasingly price-conscious marketplace. On the provider side, good means high, and on the payor side, good means low. Providers might negotiate from a position
