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ACR slams CMS multiple-procedure cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is voicing its opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a 50% multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to the professional component of CT, MRI, and ultrasound services given to the same patient on the same day in the same setting.
September 1, 2011
The Profit Center: Part 21 -- Scenarios can shape group strategy
By Mark F. Weiss
Radiology practices often view operational concerns with a focus on current issues. But to be successful, group leaders must imagine what might be, attempting to predict future -- sometimes catastrophic -- events and trends, says healthcare business and legal affairs expert Mark Weiss.
August 23, 2011
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Radiologists face uncertain future amid healthcare changes
By Kate Madden Yee
The future of radiology may be bright -- there is that big crowd of aging baby boomers just waiting to be imaged, after all -- but the future for radiologists is uncertain, according to a presentation at the recent AHRA meeting in Grapevine, TX.
August 21, 2011
Mammography debate livens pages of September Radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
The screening mammography debate has come to the September issue of Radiology through a pair of articles from the most vociferous advocates on either side: One group is led by Dr. Daniel Kopans of Massachusetts General Hospital and the other by Drs. Peter Gøtzsche and Karsten Jørgensen of the Nordic Cochrane Centre.
August 16, 2011
AHRA: Healthcare reform changes the rules for radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
GRAPEVINE, TX - For years, the conventional wisdom was that radiology practices needed to increase volume to stay afloat. But federal healthcare reform legislation passed last year, as well as the current debt ceiling crisis, may be changing that equation, according to a presentation at this week's AHRA meeting.
August 15, 2011
AHRA: How to handle angry patients
By Kate Madden Yee
GRAPEVINE, TX - Patient dissatisfaction is a recurring problem for radiology administrators and imaging providers, and one that can cause disruption, thus wasting a practice's precious time. But do angry patients have to be a fact of life? Not at all, according to a talk on Sunday at the AHRA meeting.
August 14, 2011
Manual offers guide to basic radiology services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two nonprofit groups have published a manual on how to implement radiology services in underserved and developing economies.
August 4, 2011
Debt ceiling deal: More bad news for Medicare payments?
By Kate Madden Yee
Congress' passage on August 2 of the Budget Control Act of 2011 to lift the federal debt ceiling could negatively affect Medicare reimbursement -- and, therefore, medical imaging payments -- by piling new reimbursement cuts on top of already serious Medicare reductions.
August 3, 2011
Colorectal cancer mortality reductions vary by U.S. region
By Eric Barnes
Progress against colorectal cancer mortality varies substantially by geographic region in the U.S., and different regional screening rates may be behind the differences, according to a new study in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.
July 11, 2011
CMS finalizes MRI pacemaker coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its previously announced proposal to expand Medicare coverage of MRI with implanted pacemakers.
July 10, 2011
MITA blasts CMS imaging cut
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement criticizing the imaging cut included in the proposed 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 6, 2011
Death by 1,000 cuts? CMS hits imaging again with new MPFS cut
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is again targeting medical imaging for payment cuts. This time, the agency is proposing a 50% cut in the professional component of imaging studies performed on the same patient on the same day. The proposal is generating howls of protest from radiology advocates.
July 6, 2011
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