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CMS scales back contiguous body part cut, modifies outpatient cap
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Tuesday that it will not propose increasing the multiple imaging payment adjustment to 50%, but rather will seek to maintain the adjustment at the 25% level.
August 8, 2006
Toshiba, CMS ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis have signed a distribution agreement covering integrated CT imaging and virtual simulation.
August 7, 2006
Cardiac imaging: The battle for reimbursement
Cardiac imaging is becoming the next big thing in healthcare. But with many payors not currently reimbursing for procedures such as cardiac CT angiography or calcium scoring, providers are wondering who will pay for the exams.
August 3, 2006
Medicare 2006 and beyond: What comes after 'critical'?
Dr. Howard Forman, associate editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, discusses the current critical state of the U.S. Medicare program and what could be in store for the future. He also explains why imaging specialists must become more vigilant in presenting a public face to the specialty and promoting good services through evidence-based practice.
July 24, 2006
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CMS warns of nine-day payment hold due to DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week provided advance warning that it would be implementing a nine-day hold on Medicare payments in September, as mandated by the legislation.
July 6, 2006
Canadian Medicare: virtues and vulnerabilities
Canada relies on the private delivery of health services while requiring not-for-profit, government-run, universal insurance offering first-dollar coverage to all residents. Karl Muchantef and Paul G. O'Brien, guest editors of health policy for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), describe the inherent virtues and vulnerabilities of the single-payor system and explain what's at stake for radiologists.
July 3, 2006
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CMS to use ACR data for proposed fee schedule revamp
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) that it believes will improve the accuracy of payments to physicians for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
June 26, 2006
Insurer group promotes health record interoperability
By Brian Casey
A trade group representing U.S. health insurance companies is developing a plan that would give as many as 200 million Americans access to a personal health record (PHR) that could be accessed via the Web and transferred when people switch insurance plans.
May 18, 2006
Canadian Medicare: An overview of financial arrangements and implications for radiology practice
The growing need to address employers' healthcare costs and the predicted financial strains to U.S. Medicare form the backdrop for American interest in Canadian healthcare. Karl Muchantef and Paul G. O'Brien, guest editors of health policy for the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), outline the most important financial structures underpinning healthcare in Canada, while underlining some aspects of particular interest to radiologists.
May 15, 2006
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U.S. Congress could derail mammography reimbursement
By Robert Bruce
Legislation in the U.S. Senate could threaten insurance coverage for mammograms and other cancer prevention and treatment services by allowing private health insurance plans to skirt state consumer protections.
May 10, 2006
Higher income doesn't narrow gap between insured, uninsured screening use
By Shalmali Pal
Uninsured adults with higher incomes are no more likely than the poor to avail themselves of health screening, such as breast cancer and colon cancer screening, even when they can afford it, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 2, 2006
DOBI lands financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer DOBI Medical International has secured more than $6 million in financing via a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors.
April 30, 2006
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