Economics: Page 125

Senate committee takes SGR action
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee reached an agreement last evening to delay a 21% mandated cut in physician reimbursements.
June 17, 2010
CMS extends Medicare claim hold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is directing its contractors to continue holding Medicare claims for processing until June 17, pending congressional action that would further delay the 21% mandated cut in physician reimbursements.
June 13, 2010
CMS finalizes MRA coverage change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a change to its coverage policy for MR angiography (MRA) that moves its reimbursement rules for the technology into its broader guidelines for MRI.
June 3, 2010
CMS to revise telemed credentialing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposal to eliminate an upcoming regulatory change that would make it more difficult for physicians who perform telemedicine to obtain credentials at remote sites.
June 3, 2010
Another SGR deadline expected to expire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It's likely that the U.S. Senate will adjourn for the Memorial Day recess without voting to delay a 21% cut in Medicare reimbursements scheduled to take effect June 1, according to the American College of Radiology.
May 27, 2010
CMS awards HIT payment database contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a national repository database to record electronic health record incentive payment processing transactions.
May 19, 2010
Medipattern nets more financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm Medipattern has closed a $1.8 million Canadian ($1.7 million U.S.) convertible note of financing.
May 17, 2010
Rates of osteoporosis screening rise in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The proportion of women ages 65 and older on Medicare who said that they had been screened for osteoporosis with bone densitometry increased from 34% in 2001 to 64% in 2006, according to a statement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
May 13, 2010
CompuMed to expand CardioGram reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CompuMed has initiated a campaign to introduce its CardioGram electrocardiography telemedicine system to underserved cardiac care markets.
May 13, 2010
U.S. cancer expenses double over 20 years
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The cost of treating cancer in the U.S. has nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online May 10 in Cancer.
May 9, 2010
CMS corrects codes, raises MPI, CT fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 6 issued a correction to its previously announced codes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010, with the end result being higher reimbursement for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and cardiac CT scans.
May 6, 2010
CMS proposes change to PET restriction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to remove the current restriction of coverage to one FDG-PET scan to determine the location and/or extent of a tumor.
May 6, 2010
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