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Zotec awarded Princeton Radiology pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Zotec Partners has won a deal to supply its line of RIS software, medical billing, and practice management tools to Princeton Radiology of Kendall Park, NJ.
September 9, 2007
UnitedHealthcare presses EBCT center for $100K in back claims
By Kate Madden Yee
Another imaging facility is reporting friction with insurance giant UnitedHealthcare of Minneapolis. In the latest episode, a Southern California imaging center is contesting UnitedHealthcare's claim that it is owed nearly $100,000 in back payments for electron beam CT (EBCT) scans that the insurer says shouldn't have been paid -- because EBCT allegedly doesn't use x-ray beams.
September 5, 2007
Reimbursement 101: How vendors can help you get paid
The current financial crisis in radiology demands that radiology managers gain a better working understanding of reimbursement, especially for new technologies. How can radiology administrators best understand a new technology's reimbursement status as they make capital purchase decisions? The key to successful reimbursement lies in the vendor and the facility working together.
August 23, 2007
Confirma to launch breast MRI CME program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma said it will work with the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) to develop a curriculum of continuing medical education for breast MRI.
August 15, 2007
Study finds radiologists happy with their work -- sort of
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists love to grumble about their jobs, but they are still happier about their careers than other physicians, according to the results of a new survey released this month. Although radiology has maintained its edge, professional satisfaction ratings among professionally active radiologists have been declining over the last eight years, the survey found.
August 2, 2007
New CMS rules could add to radiology's reimbursement woes
By Kate Madden Yee
Just as the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is working its way through radiology, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two new proposed rules for 2008 that could further cut federal insurance reimbursement for imaging services. The changes involve two major areas that govern federal healthcare programs: the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (HOPPS).
July 31, 2007
CMS unveils deals, FDA submission
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis will provide treatment planning support for a new single-room proton beam radiotherapy system being developed by Still River Systems of Littleton, MA.
July 22, 2007
CMS releases 2008 HOPPS proposed rule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the 2008 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule.
July 18, 2007
NEJM study prompts Oregon payor to cancel CAD reimbursement
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a move certain to send chills through the imaging community, an Oregon health insurer has stopped offering reimbursement for computer-aided detection (CAD) for radiology exams. The decision could have major ramifications for the CAD industry should it ripple to other third-party payors.
July 10, 2007
WellPoint to acquire American Imaging Management
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health benefits provider WellPoint of Indianapolis has agreed to acquire American Imaging Management (AIM) of Deerfield, IL, a radiology benefit management and technology company.
July 9, 2007
ITL wins financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS developer Image Technology Laboratories (ITL) announced that it has secured debt financing with an Atlanta-based bank.
July 5, 2007
CMS proposes to cut rates in 2008 MPFS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to revise payment rates and policies under its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2008. As a result of the proposed changes, the fee schedule would receive a 9.9% cut in benefits, according to the proposal.
July 2, 2007
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