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Zotec names Frank as medical director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Indianapolis-based medical billing services provider Zotec Partners has named Dr. Emily Frank as medical director.
January 29, 2008
CMS drops chiropractor x-ray exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists can no longer order x-rays for Medicare patients referred to them by chiropractors in a nonhospital setting, according to a January 1 ruling from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
January 23, 2008
Confirma closes financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma of Bellevue, WA, has closed on a financing deal that raised $17.5 million for the company.
January 9, 2008
Medicare legislation extends pay for brachytherapy seeds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare will continue its current reimbursement policies for brachytherapy seeds through June 30, 2008, thanks to new legislation enacted under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007.
January 8, 2008
CMS proposal may kill cardiac CTA, critics fear
By Brian Casey
January 7, 2008
Elekta moves to acquire planning firm CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden, has signed a letter of intent to acquire radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis for $75 million.
January 7, 2008
Pending Medicare decision roils cardiac CTA
By Eric Barnes
On December 13, 2007, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a wholesale change in the way coronary CT angiography (CTA) is reimbursed under Medicare. The proposal would severely limit payments for coronary CTA, and cardiac imaging providers are racing against the clock to prevent its implementation.
January 7, 2008
ACR issues 'anti-markup' recommendations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is recommending that members who interpret diagnostic studies for clinicians, independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs), and other providers should heed the decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay implementing most of its tighter "anti-markup" provisions until January 1, 2009.
January 6, 2008
Neoprobe nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has signed a finance agreement, the company reported.
December 26, 2007
Practice Fusion inks two deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
San Francisco-based Healthcare IT firm Practice Fusion is partnering with Physician Services (PSI) of Escondido, CA, and Azalea Health Innovations of Valdosta, GA, for billing and other professional services.
December 20, 2007
Bill introduced to add VC to Medicare screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
A bill introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives would add virtual colonoscopy (VC or CT colonography [CTC]) to the list of colorectal cancer screening alternatives covered by Medicare.
December 19, 2007
Medical imaging averts cuts in new U.S. budget
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The final version of healthcare budget legislation passed by the U.S. Congress this week spares medical imaging from any significant cuts in reimbursement. Imaging advocates had been worried that Congress might surprise radiology with a last-minute "gift" along the lines of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
December 19, 2007
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