Economics: Page 144

CMS to cut MPFS payments by 10%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 10% reduction in reimbursement is looming for physicians unless Congress approves legislation regarding Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula on which payments are based.
March 11, 2008
Medical Management Professionals adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and practice management services provider Medical Management Professionals (MMP) has received a contract from Diagnostic Imaging Associates (DIA) of Shreveport, LA.
March 9, 2008
Elekta completes CMS purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta has closed on its acquisition of radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis.
March 4, 2008
Want to survive in a post-DRA world? Start talking
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. government's perceptions of imaging and its increasing use is contributing to the sober reimbursement outlook for radiology this year -- and driving proactive lobbying efforts to educate Congress in the coming months. By becoming savvy about how the reimbursement game is played, radiology practices can improve their chances of financial viability, according to a recent presentation at a Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) conference in San Francisco.
March 3, 2008
DRA hurts Alliance's 2007 revenue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare reimbursement reductions related to the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 and Medicare's reimbursement cuts for PET and PET/CT adversely affected financial results for imaging services provider Alliance Imaging in 2007.
February 21, 2008
Zotec secures Nevada contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing services provider Zotec Partners of Indianapolis has won a billing services contract with a Nevada medical imaging firm, the company reported.
February 21, 2008
Empiric adds customers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics provider Empiric Systems has received two new contracts.
February 19, 2008
Elekta to buy CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has finalized plans to acquire radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis.
February 18, 2008
Merge announces staff cutbacks
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare announced that it plans to cut staff and jobs in 2008 in an effort to manage costs.
February 14, 2008
Imaging centers gear up as UnitedHealthcare accreditation deadline looms
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2007, U.S. insurer UnitedHealthcare of Minneapolis announced that it would require its participating members to be accredited by March 2008 for reimbursement. In response to member feedback, UnitedHealthcare has extended the deadline, giving facilities that have gotten a late start a bit more time. But the coming deadline is still creating anxiety as many centers are scrambling to get accredited.
February 5, 2008
CMS ups payments in 'packaging' plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, is reporting that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving ahead with its plan to "package" radiology imaging services, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, and contrast into one consolidated payment.
February 3, 2008
CodeRyte wins new clients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical coding provider CodeRyte wrapped up 2007 with a number of new clients for its natural language processing technology and Web-enabled workflow software, the company reported.
January 30, 2008
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