Leslie Farnsworth

Practice Management
Marketing to patients: What you need to know
For radiology practices, focusing marketing resources on referring physicians often makes more financial sense than directing them toward patients. But, direct patient marketing is a good idea in certain situations, according to Leslie Farnsworth, president and CEO of FrogDog Communications. She explains when a practice should market to patients and describes how to research, plan, and execute a marketing strategy.
April 13, 2006
Practice Management
Indian Health Service career offers unique opportunities
The IHS program encompasses more than 100 different healthcare facilities, employing more than 15,000 people from all sectors of medical, social, and environmental health services. However, clinical staff accounts for less than 5,000 of this 15,000 total. In an effort to close that clinical vacany gap, the IHS has launched several recruitment programs.
July 16, 2003
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Practice Management
Patient notification letters: How to keep them hush-hush and HIPAA-compliant
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has the industry questioning its every move. Telephone calls, faxes, and letters are all being reconsidered. So how can facilities reconcile the need for secure patient information with the need to notify patients of their test results?
April 1, 2003
Clinical News
Imaging by non-radiologists drives up healthcare costs
More and more non-imaging specialists are performing diagnostic imaging exams. And while turf invasion in important issue, radiologists also need to look beyond how much ground they are potentially losing -- to the likelihood that non-radiologists may overuse imaging, bringing increased scrutiny to the imaging industry.
November 24, 2002
Practice Management
HIPAA-related courses and seminars: Worth the time, every time?
A multitude of HIPAA-related courses and seminars has cropped up in order to help administrators cope with all that needs to be done in the name of privacy and security. But choosing from the array of courses can be as daunting as figuring out the regulations themselves. Shopping around in the wide world of HIPAA classes would be wise, according to industry experts.
November 10, 2002
MRI
Novint software lets users reach out and touch images
Novint Technologies of Albuquerque has developed new software called e-Touch that allows users to interact with images -- such as ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans -- as if they were reaching inside the picture to explore and clarify what they see.
July 16, 2002
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Practice Management
Executive MBA programs offer healthy career boost
In the past 15 years, the number of executive MBA programs tailored for healthcare professionals has skyrocketed. One major reason for this growth is the increasing demand for administrators with the right kind of business acumen. Work experience alone may not be enough as employers are specifically asking for candidates with advanced educational backgrounds.
July 14, 2002
Interventional
Needlestick injuries: A "silent epidemic" in radiology
Between performing biopsies, administering contrast agents, and working in interventional radiology suites, many imaging specialists are at risk for needlestick exposure. The National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries is working to reduce the risk and promote needle safety.
April 18, 2002
CT
Pediatric CT safety increased with new imaging techniques
While the imaging community may be in agreement about the need to lower radiation doses in pediatric CT, the best way to do that is still up for debate. International researchers are homing in on ways to reduce radiation while maintaining superior image quality.
March 11, 2002
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CT
Compared to cardiac EBCT, multislice dose packs a wallop
Multislice scanning is enabling CT to take off in new directions, such as cardiac imaging. But the extra functionality comes at a price. MSCT provides up to seven times the radiation dose of electron beam CT (EBCT), yet offers only moderately better spatial resolution, according to German radiologists.
February 5, 2002
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
By Liz Carey
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
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Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
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40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
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Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
Corporate Transparency
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
Kidneys
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
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AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
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Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
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AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
Prostate Imaging
What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
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Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
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