Dear AuntMinnie Member,
What capabilities should the next generation of CT detectors offer? There are a lot of features on the wish list, according to an opening-day presentation at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2016 Symposium in San Francisco.
The good news is that exciting new CT detector technologies will definitely be making their way to commercial CT scanners, according to Dr. Norbert Pelc of Stanford University. He offered a glimpse into the future of CT detectors in a talk given on behalf of Willi Kalender, PhD, of the University of Erlangen in Germany.
Click here to learn more in our coverage by International Editor Eric Barnes, or stop by our CT Community at ct.auntminnie.com. Stay tuned for additional coverage this week from ISCT 2016.
Radiology claim denials
Claim denials are the bane of any radiology practice. There are steps you can take, however, to avoid denials from happening in the first place.
In a new column for AuntMinnie.com, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners highlights the top three causes for radiology claim denials and offers some tips for successfully generating clean claims that are paid the first time. Click here for the article, or stop by our Imaging Leaders Community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
Imaging accreditation
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission's latest quality improvement requirements added four new measures for all imaging modalities. In Part 2 of her series for AuntMinnie.com on how to comply with the requirements, Judith Buckland of CardioServ delves into two of the measures: interpretive quality and report completeness.
Get the details by clicking here, or visit our Imaging Leaders Community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
