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CMS delays in-office self-referral decision with new MPFS rule
By Kate Madden Yee
There's good, there's bad, and there's ugly in two final rules for 2008, published November 1 in the Federal Register by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While radiology has some small victories, CMS declined to tackle the thorny issue of in-office physician self-referral in publishing the new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (HOPPS) rules, which take effect January 1, 2008.
November 6, 2007
30 senators lobby against imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thirty U.S. senators are imploring Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) to oppose additional medical imaging reimbursement reductions in formulating Medicare legislation.
November 5, 2007
CMS publishes 2008 physician payment rule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final physician payment rule for 2008, asserting that the document is designed to "improve accuracy of Medicare payments and give physicians and healthcare professionals additional financial incentives to provide higher quality and value in the delivery of care."
November 3, 2007
UnitedHealthcare ponders cuts to CAD reimbursement
By Cynthia E. Keen
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is weighing whether to stop paying for computer-aided detection (CAD) services for the 14.8 million people in its network of beneficiaries. The Minneapolis company originally said it would stop paying for CAD effective this week, but has postponed a final decision until next month.
October 25, 2007
VisEn secures financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical of Woburn, MA, has raised Series B financing, the company reported.
October 25, 2007
RIS Concepts partners with Claimpower
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS provider RIS Concepts of Miami will integrate Claimpower Medical Billing's Web-based billing application into its RIS products.
October 22, 2007
Study: Job surplus seen in 2007
By Kate Madden Yee
Each year anxiety runs high for fellows and residents completing their training as to whether attractive jobs will be available for them. Radiologists interested in changing jobs share their concerns. The worry is merited, as the job market for diagnostic radiologists has fluctuated dramatically in the past decade, according to researchers Jonathan Sunshine, Ph.D., and Dr. C. Douglas Maynard. They recently published the results of their survey of vacancies in academic departments.
October 22, 2007
CMS proposes hike in cardiac PET reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an increase in reimbursement in 2008 for cardiac PET imaging.
October 18, 2007
CMS nets FDA OK for Monaco
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Monaco, its next-generation intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning platform.
October 15, 2007
CodeRyte signs Sears
Medical coding technology and services provider CodeRyte has appointed George Sears as vice president of business development.
October 8, 2007
MedLearn, A-Life team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coding firm Medical Learning (MedLearn) and A-Life Medical have formed a strategic partnership.
September 24, 2007
Empiric signs Indiana client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Empiric Systems has received a contract from the LifePlex diagnostic imaging center in Plymouth, IN.
September 9, 2007
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