Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The chief executive of a mobile imaging firm in Maryland faces life in prison after being convicted of healthcare fraud in a scheme that may have led to the deaths of two patients.
Rafael Chikvashvili of Alpha Diagnostics was convicted last week of multiple counts of healthcare fraud by a federal jury in a case in which he was accused of having employees interpret images and sign off on cases -- even though they weren't physicians. Federal authorities believe that at least two patients probably died because their cases weren't interpreted properly.
Chikvashvili now faces sentencing that could put him behind bars for life. Read more about this shocking case by clicking here.
CIOs and radiology analytics
What three major points can chief information officers (CIOs) learn from radiology data analytics? Find out in a new article in our CIO Focus special section.
Contributing writer Aine Cryts spoke with radiology informatics experts about the most important things they can learn from a deep dive into radiology data. Analytics is becoming the cornerstone of the value-based healthcare paradigm that's emerging in the U.S., they say.
Radiology is already a data-driven specialty, and analytics can easily be used to measure the performance of imaging personnel, such as by tracking report turnaround time. Read more by clicking here, or visit the section at cio.auntminnie.com.
New Wuebben & Rozy
Finally, make sure to visit our Ultrasound Community for the next installment in our series by echocardiographer Doug Wuebben and strength and fitness coach Mark Roozen on addressing the back pain that's commonly experienced by many sonographers. As always, they offer up advice and exercises to alleviate and prevent discomfort. Find out how to do it by clicking here.
If you haven't downloaded the PDF compilation of their first 17 articles for AuntMinnie.com, be sure to do so by visiting this page.
