Zotec Partners, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based provider of medical billing, practice management, and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and services, have announced plans to merge with Medical Business Service, Inc. (MBS), Coral Gables, Florida.

Managed care is now the prevailing method through which states deliver health care to Medicaid beneficiaries. However, key findings of a survey released September 13 by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KMCU) indicate that states may not have the capacity to accommodate the spike in enrollment that is

While the volume of CT scans administered in emergency rooms have increased dramatically in recent years, a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine links such an increase to fewer hospital admissions.

A bill that requires health care providers to inform women when they are found to have dense breast tissue has been passed by the California State Legislature, reports sponsoring Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto). Known as Senate Bill 791 and formerly Senate Bill 173, it is being submitted to Governor Jerry Brown for consideration.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today sent a statement to newly appointed members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint Select Committee), urging that cuts to diagnostic imaging services not be included in any upcoming legislative proposal.

Improvements to the health care landscape are beginning to crop up despite pressure on the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to slash funding for Medicare and other health care programs in response to poor economic conditions.

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA yesterday announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aspire HD flat-panel, full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system. The clearance enables the company to offer mammography systems using flat-panel digital radiography and computed radiography approaches

Automated entry of procedure codes in radiology reports reduces the percentage of errors compared to manual entry, reveals a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).