Economics: Page 106

Admins hopeful about profit growth; Medicare, not so much
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology administrators are optimistic that in the coming months their facilities will grow and operating and staff costs will remain constant. But they remain less confident about Medicare reimbursement for diagnostic and interventional imaging, according to fourth-quarter 2012 data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index.
November 7, 2012
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RTA commends CMS for revising RT payment cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Therapy Alliance (RTA) commended the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for mitigating "drastic cuts" in reimbursement for radiation oncology in its 2013 Physician Fee Schedule.
November 4, 2012
ASTRO commends CMS for reducing RT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a comment on Friday commending the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for issuing a final rule on reimbursement payment policies for radiation therapy (RT).
November 1, 2012
No good news for imaging in proposed 2013 Medicare rates
By Kate Madden Yee
There isn't much to like for medical imaging in new Medicare payment rates for 2013. In a November 1 announcement, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed the size of the looming payment cut under the sustainable growth rate formula, and also affirmed a raft of other payment cuts that will affect radiology.
November 1, 2012
The new radiology: It's all about information
By Kate Madden Yee
As the practice of healthcare moves from a fee-for-service to a value-based reimbursement model, radiologists must highlight their most important contribution to patient care -- clinical information -- rather than focusing only on producing and interpreting images, says a commentary in the November Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 1, 2012
CMS meeting to review PET amyloid coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will convene an advisory committee meeting in January 2013 to review its policies regarding coverage of PET imaging studies of beta amyloid in the brain.
October 31, 2012
Philips extends Indian cancer screening program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has completed a six-month pilot phase of its Asha Jyoti cancer screening program in India and has now made the program fully operational.
October 31, 2012
ASTRO sets course with initiatives for future success
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) President Dr. Michael Steinberg on Tuesday outlined several key initiatives in science, health policy, and patient advocacy to help the field of radiation oncology combat what he called seven "megatrends" in healthcare over the next several decades.
October 30, 2012
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AACR: Poorer women less likely to have mammo access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of Chicago were less likely to live near a mammography facility than women in more affluent areas, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in San Diego.
October 28, 2012
AACR: Black women at higher risk of breast cancer death
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Non-Hispanic black women diagnosed with breast cancer, specifically those with estrogen-receptor-positive tumors, are at a significantly greater risk for breast cancer death than non-Hispanic white women, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in San Diego.
October 28, 2012
One-fourth of Congress opposes RT cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 130 members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have signed letters sent to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing the agency's proposed reimbursement reductions for radiation therapy (RT) that would be implemented in 2013.
October 24, 2012
Study finds PET utilization varies along racial, income lines
By Wayne Forrest
A five-year analysis of Medicare beneficiaries with cancer has found greater utilization of PET imaging among white patients with greater income levels in areas of higher Medicare spending.
October 22, 2012
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