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The price is wrong? Residents unclear on cost of imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Bob Barker might be horrified, but radiology trainees have limited knowledge of the costs of commonly performed imaging studies. The finding is bad news in a healthcare environment in which physicians are increasingly expected to help curb expenditures, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 5, 2015
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Most patients prefer portals for test results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients tend to prefer Web portals for receiving the results of common medical tests, according to a study from Georgetown University Medical Center.
November 3, 2015
RBM program with no denials still reduced imaging use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology benefits management (RBM) program that did not allow outpatient advanced imaging studies to be denied still produced a large, prolonged decrease in advanced imaging utilization and costs for a large state Medicaid program, according to a study by RBM firm HealthHelp.
November 2, 2015
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Geography may be key to balancing radiologist workforce
By Brian Casey
Should the number of radiologist trainees be reduced to address an oversupply in the workforce? Not so fast, say the authors of a new paper in Radiology. They believe that correcting geographic imbalances could be a more effective strategy than a broad-based reduction in resident training spots.
October 28, 2015
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CMS approves Medicare payment for ultrasound contrast agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lumason ultrasound contrast agent from Bracco Imaging has been approved for Medicare payment by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
October 22, 2015
MICI Q4: Radiology administrator confidence builds
By Brian Casey
Radiology administrators continue to show growing confidence in their business prospects, according to the latest data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).
October 21, 2015
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ACR Foundation donates to Nepal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation is helping to rebuild Nepal's radiology services after the country suffered two earthquakes this past spring.
October 20, 2015
Elekta raises funds for women with breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that it raised $29,000 at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting to support uninsured women with breast cancer.
October 20, 2015
Preparing for ICD-10: Documentation for fractures
By Carin Carlson
In the second article in our series designed to assist radiologists with the transition to ICD-10-CM, Carin Carlson of Healthcare Administrative Partners takes a look at how the new codes apply to the documentation of fractures.
October 18, 2015
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2016 CPT radiology code changes: More bundling expected
By Jeff Majchrzak
Code bundling has become a commonly used tool for revising reimbursement levels for medical services believed to be over- or undervalued. Next year will bring a number of changes in CPT codes; in this article, Jeff Majchrzak of Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers guidance on how to navigate the changes.
October 14, 2015
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Penn. governor mandates insurance coverage of DBT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has announced that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D mammography, will be covered by insurance under existing state law and must be provided to Pennsylvania women at no cost.
October 13, 2015
Advocates for NaF-PET plan rebound from CMS decision
By Wayne Forrest
In a word, "disappointment" is how members of the nuclear medicine and radiology communities are reacting to last month's rejection by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of a proposal to loosen restrictions on reimbursement for sodium fluoride (NaF) PET scans to detect bone metastases.
October 7, 2015
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