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2014 MPFS, HOPPS proposals are a mixed bag
By Kate Madden Yee
Proposed new Medicare payment rates for 2014 were released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and they're a mixed bag for providers of imaging services. The agency has continued to cut reimbursement for most imaging procedures, but at a lower rate than in the past.
July 9, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
SNMMI disagrees with CMS PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) expressed its disappointment with the July 3 draft decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging agents.
July 8, 2013
Lilly 'disappointed' with CMS draft decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals are expressing disappointment in the July 3 draft decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 4, 2013
CMS again withholds endorsement of PET beta-amyloid imaging
By Wayne Forrest
For the second time this year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 2, 2013
JACR: Medicare imaging utilization shows steady decline
By Eric Barnes
Utilization rates and spending for medical imaging in the Medicare program have continued a steady downward trend that began in 2003, bucking widespread assumptions that both would continue to rise, according to a report published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 2, 2013
As payment models change, imaging must focus on 4 key priorities
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology has a central role in healthcare: It makes up 7.5% of U.S. healthcare expenditures and 14% of Medicare's Part B spending, with direct costs for radiology totaling $175 billion per year. So as healthcare delivery and payment systems shift, radiologists are challenged to operate within a different framework.
June 27, 2013
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Navidea closes $25M debt financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has closed a $25 million debt financing transaction led by GE Capital's Healthcare Financial Services division.
June 25, 2013
Patient factors, not doctors, affect emergency imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Little of the geographic variations in emergency department imaging use can be attributed to physician characteristics such as experience, training, or gender, according to a new study published online in Radiology. In fact, variations in imaging use have more to do with patients.
June 24, 2013
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U.S. medical costs show lowest growth since 1972
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. medical costs grew 2.2% in the 12 months ending in May 2013, the slowest annual growth rate for healthcare since 1972, according to statistics released from the U.S. Department of Labor.
June 18, 2013
ACR urges CMS not to separate MR, CT cost centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and a coalition of other radiology organizations are raising objections to a plan to change how Medicare pays for hospital-based CT and MRI scans.
June 12, 2013
Mary's Musings: Why the world of radiology still belongs to men
By Dr. Mary Morrison Saltz
Some recent articles have suggested the existence of a gender gap in pay for radiologists. In my experience, I've never made as much as my male colleagues -- and that's OK with me. Why? Let me tell you a story of not so long ago.
June 12, 2013
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