A new study shows a correlation between volume of CT scans administered to hospital admission rates, with the latter falling as the former increase.

ProScan Imaging, LLC, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of diagnostic imaging services through a multi-state network of imaging centers, teleradiology services, and a medical imaging education foundation, today announced that Mark Grossman has joined the organization as Chief Operating Officer. The appointment became effective on July 18.

Like it or not, Medicare remains the largest component of radiology practices’ payor mix, at 37% of the total.

A reduction in the number of unnecessary ordered tests can result when physicians receive feedback from fellow doctors, according to a study published in the Journal of Urology.

Four of 10 participating medical groups will split $29.4 million for achieving quality and savings targets in the fifth year of the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration Program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today.

Recent media coverage of accountable-care organizations (ACOs) has included considerable speculation, both about how ACOs will evolve and about the manner in which health-care providers should proceed, in light of such evolution. Douglas G. Smith, FRMBA, is senior vice president of strategic initiatives at Integrated Medical Partners (IMP), a

Pressing issues, among them the ever-shrinking Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the threat of further imaging cuts wrought by the debt-ceiling agreement signed on August 2, might be looming larger than accountable-care organizations (ACOs) on radiology providers’ radar screens.

Amid talk of another recession, health care employment rates are rebounding to a level comparable those seen in 2007 prior to the start of the economic downturn, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).