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InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
CMS publishes guidance on meaningful use audits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published guidance documents on audits for the meaningful use electronic health record incentive program.
April 11, 2013
President's 2014 budget takes on self-referral
By Kate Madden Yee
In its 2014 budget plan released April 10, the Obama administration has directly targeted self-referral, proposing that certain imaging services be excluded from the in-office ancillary services exception to the federal Stark law. Unfortunately, the budget also proposes prior authorization for imaging services.
April 10, 2013
AMIC criticizes White House budget plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is taking exception to Medicare imaging prior authorization requirements in the Obama administration's 2014 proposed budget.
April 10, 2013
Study: VC is used appropriately despite reimbursement limits
By Eric Barnes
Despite tight limitations on Medicare reimbursement, virtual colonoscopy (VC) is being used appropriately for colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study published online April 5 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine that examined more than 170,000 patient records.
April 9, 2013
SBI: Breast imaging in an era of healthcare reform
By Kate Madden Yee
In a time of rapid healthcare change, there's good news and bad news for breast imagers, according to a presentation today at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) postgraduate course. The good news is breast imaging has a solid infrastructure and demonstrated success. The bad news? Costs are rising and reimbursement is falling.
April 8, 2013
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Imaging centers hit with surprise 30% cut for MRI codes
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Taxpayer Relief Act in January averted the planned 26.5% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, but it didn't prevent reimbursement for two "bread and butter" MRI codes from being slashed by 30%. Some freestanding imaging centers are only now becoming painfully aware of the cut.
April 4, 2013
SuperSonic raises $36M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine announced it has raised $36 million in its latest financing round.
April 2, 2013
Sequester Medicare cuts go into effect
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 2% reduction in reimbursement for Medicare's fee-for-service program went into effect on April 1, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
April 1, 2013
Radiologists return to Haiti to provide education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Expert radiologists and representatives from five imaging societies will be on hand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 25 and 26 to provide a series of didactic lectures and hands-on ultrasound training focusing on pediatric imaging.
March 19, 2013
MedPAC: Imaging volume drops, but long-term growth is high
By Kate Madden Yee
Imaging volume per Medicare beneficiary fell by 1% from 2010 to 2011, but the decline represents just a small part of the overall rapid growth of imaging procedures over the past decade, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report to Congress.
March 14, 2013
CMS to loosen strings on oncology PET payments
By Brian Casey
In a move that should make PET reimbursement easier for most oncology applications, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed removing its longstanding requirement that FDG-PET scans of patients with solid tumors be reported to a national data registry.
March 13, 2013
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