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CMS: 2% Medicare fee-for-service cuts begin April 1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that all claims from healthcare providers for Medicare fee-for-service program reimbursement will be subject to a 2% reduction, effective April 1.
March 10, 2013
CMS reconsiders oncology PET tracer coverage limitations
By Erik L. Ridley
As it had proposed in December, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has removed a national noncoverage determination for radiopharmaceuticals with oncology PET imaging. However, CMS was not swayed by lobbying efforts to also include cardiac and neurological applications in the decision.
March 7, 2013
Philips donates $9K to ASRT Foundation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has donated nearly $9,000 to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation to fund medical imaging and radiation therapy programs in underserved communities.
March 5, 2013
Sequestration will translate into 2% cut for Medicare fees
By Kate Madden Yee
A 2% cut in Medicare fees to healthcare providers is poised to go into effect tonight if President Barack Obama and Congress fail to broker a deal that will avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts required under the sequestration deficit reduction law passed in August 2012.
February 28, 2013
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How to get a good deal in payor contract negotiations
By John Stiles
When a radiology group is about to enter negotiations with a commercial insurance payor, what's the first thing it should concentrate on? If the group focuses myopically on rates for imaging services, it might end up getting shortchanged, according to John Stiles of HealthPro Medical Billing, who offers a better approach.
February 27, 2013
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Mercy Ships offers volunteer opportunities for physicians
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists have much to offer as volunteer physicians for Mercy Ships, a nonprofit organization that provides much-needed basic medical care to people in developing nations. In a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology, a U.S. radiologist who served on the Africa Mercy described his experiences.
February 19, 2013
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RadSnap delivers imaging expertise to smartphones
By James Brice
Wouldn't it be great if an app delivered imaging consultations on difficult cases straight to your smartphone? Wish no more: A new app called RadSnap allows physicians to take a picture of a case with their smartphone and submit it to a network of experts for advice.
February 11, 2013
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How to take action against radiology threats: Part 2
By Kate Madden Yee
In this two-part series, Dr. David C. Levin and Dr. Vijay Rao from Thomas Jefferson University outline actions that radiologists can take to address threats to the specialty. In part 2, Levin provides eight steps that radiologists can take to protect themselves.
February 6, 2013
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Breast cancer diagnosis, survival rates low in rural India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women in developed countries survive approximately 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis than women in poor-to-middle-income countries, suggests a study conducted in rural India and published in the Global Science and Technology Forum's Journal of BioSciences.
February 5, 2013
CMS committee not yet swayed on brain amyloid PET imaging
By Wayne Forrest
A U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) advisory committee said on Wednesday that more studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of Eli Lilly and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals' Amyvid radiopharmaceutical for brain beta-amyloid PET imaging.
January 30, 2013
Radiology administrators worried about reimbursement
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology administrators are confident that their internal costs will remain constant and their practices will maintain or increase growth in the coming months, according to first-quarter 2013 data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index. Confidence plummets over Medicare imaging reimbursement, however.
January 30, 2013
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Blacks treated less, die sooner from advanced colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to advanced metastatic colorectal cancer, blacks are less likely to be referred for treatment, less likely to receive it, and more likely to die sooner than whites, according to a study presented on Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
January 28, 2013
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