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Congress agrees to approve SGR fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. congressional leaders today reached a short-term budget agreement that includes a fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that will prevent an across-the-board 27% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement on January 1, according to news reports.
December 21, 2011
SGR fix remains in limbo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The looming 27.4% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement is now imminent following a House vote today not to approve a Senate-amended version of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
December 19, 2011
CMS will not apply MPPR to group practices in 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed the American College of Radiology that "operational limitations" will prevent it from applying the imaging professional component multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to group practices beginning on January 1.
December 18, 2011
U.S. offers new incentives for adopting EHRs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is offering new incentives to hospitals and physician's offices to speed the adoption of healthcare IT, and improve healthcare and create jobs.
November 30, 2011
MITA finds slowdown in Medicare imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) said that Medicare spending on medical imaging continues to decline and Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures.
November 15, 2011
SGR prompts CMS to propose 27.4% Medicare payment cut
By Kate Madden Yee
Under a final rule issued on November 1, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to cut payment rates to providers by 27.4% due to the requirements of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, the agency said.
November 1, 2011
Virtual colonoscopy advocates press on for reimbursement
By Eric Barnes
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Virtual colonoscopy screening advocates were upbeat about their quest for reimbursement of the exam at this week's 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. Which is not to say that getting doctors paid to perform virtual colonoscopy has been an easy struggle, or a particularly quick one.
October 25, 2011
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AJR: Financial ties lead to higher imaging utilization
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology has confirmed that referring physicians who have a financial interest in medical imaging have higher utilization rates -- as much as 49% more. Furthermore, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, intended in part to curb self-referral, has had little effect.
October 20, 2011
Minority kids less likely to get CT in ED
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
African-American and Hispanic children are less likely than white children to receive a cranial CT scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma, according to a study presented on October 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting in Boston.
October 13, 2011
NIA launches Medicare demo project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology benefits management firm National Imaging Associates (NIA) has launched a two-year demonstration project for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to study the appropriateness of advanced imaging utilization.
October 12, 2011
Handheld US, iPhone app bridge care gap in remote areas
By Erik L. Ridley
Villagers in a remote area of Honduras received access to first-rate echocardiography thanks to a project that married a handheld ultrasound scanner with an iPhone-based image interpretation app. The project could be a model for delivering high-quality imaging to other underserved areas.
October 12, 2011
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Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Howard Forman
By Kate Madden Yee
Dr. Howard Forman, professor of diagnostic radiology, public health, economics, and management at Yale University, discusses radiology's role in managing healthcare cost growth in this Leaders in Imaging installment.
October 12, 2011
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