Erin Stephens[email protected]Practice ManagementCoding changes that will impact radiology in 2021The big news in revisions to Current Procedural Terminology codes for 2021 is the overhaul of the evaluation and management section. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.January 7, 2021Practice ManagementICD-10 coding changes for 2021 that will impact radiologistsThere are 490 new clinical modification codes in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) that became effective on October 1, all of which are replacing existing codes. How will these new codes affect radiology? Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.November 23, 2020Nuclear MedicineCoding and documentation for Y-90 radioembolizationThe treatment of liver tumors using yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization brings unusual challenges for interventional radiologists. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners describes how to overcome them.November 8, 2020Practice ManagementGet feedback on your 2019 Quality Payment Program statusParticipants in the Quality Payment Program can now obtain information about whether their practice will receive a positive, negative, or neutral Medicare fee schedule adjustment. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.September 30, 2020Practice ManagementQuality Payment Program modified due to COVID-19 outbreakThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it is adjusting certain aspects of the Quality Payment Program in response to the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.March 29, 2020Practice ManagementCoding changes that will impact radiology practices in 2020With the new year comes the annual revision of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that practices have to be aware of. Fortunately for diagnostic radiology, the changes for 2020 are relatively few, according to Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners.January 20, 2020Practice ManagementHow to get feedback on your MIPS performanceThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that clinicians who participated in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018 can access their 2018 performance feedback by logging in to the Quality Payment Program website. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners analyzes what this means for imaging providers.August 29, 2019Previous PagePage 3 of 3Top StoriesMolecular ImagingAmyloid PET scans validated in racially diverse patientsChanges in care plans occurred in 59% of individuals after PET scans.Womens ImagingLimited access to PCPs thwarts mammography screening uptakeUltrasoundPOCUS rules out pulmonary congestion in kidney patientsEconomicsLow-value imaging services part of high Medicare costsDigital X-RayAI helps clinicians identify misplaced endotracheal tubes
