Dear AuntMinnie member,
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week published its 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule, which would yield a 2% increase for radiology and nuclear medicine, as well as 3% gains for interventional radiology and radiation oncology. Find out all of the details here.
A recent study has spotlighted a growing crisis: the disappearance of radiation oncology clinics from many rural and community-based settings. In fact, more than two-thirds of all U.S. counties -- representing nearly 51 million people -- don’t have a radiation oncology practice.
Aspiring radiologic technologists currently only have three attempts to pass the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ARRT) exam. A new petition, however, is seeking to change that. Read about it here.
In other news, brain PET scans have revealed that patients with long COVID have up to 20% fewer dopamine neurons compared with healthy controls. What happens when AI gets it wrong? A recent study found a significant drop off in radiologist performance after false-negative AI results.
Please see below for our other top stories of the week.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com
1. 2027 MPFS proposed rule would lift radiology reimbursement
2. ASTRO highlights study on disappearing radiation oncology centers
3. Petition seeks to increase number of attempts for taking ARRT exam
4. Brain PET scans reveal neuron loss in long COVID
5. Incorrect AI suggestions influence reader performance on mammography
6. MRI could replace DRE for prostate cancer staging
7. Radiology dominates thirty years of FDA AI device approvals
8. CCTA finds coronary disease in men with erectile dysfunction
9. Podcast: MRI tragedy, key aspects of the Colombini family’s lawsuit
10. Petition asks FDA to implement new OEM rule for MRI safety
