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SenoRx receives CMS pass-through reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer interventional device company SenoRx said that it has received a transitional device pass-through reimbursement code for its tissue localization excision medical device products from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
November 24, 2003
Billing for VC: even the reimbursement is virtual
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy billing has been likened to creative writing -- for fun, that is, not profit -- because it so rarely pays. Indeed, one of the most plausible ways of getting reimbursed for the exam involves writing a convincing essay.
November 18, 2003
Financial analysis brings new perspectives on PET/CT acquisition
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Larry Weber, director of business development at Great Basin Imaging in Carson City, NV, explains the steps he took to develop a financial analysis for PET/CT at his outpatient imaging center.
November 13, 2003
Childhood cancer survivors at risk for early-onset heart disease
By Peggy Peck
Dr. Louis Constine from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, said that increased cardiovascular risk factors are present in survivors of childhood cancer who were treated with radiation or with anthracyclines. He presented the results at the 2003 American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Salt Lake City.
November 10, 2003
CMS hikes MEG reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased the Medicare reimbursement rate for magnetoencephalography (MEG) procedures, according to Vancouver-based MEG provider VSM MedTech.
November 2, 2003
Part I: Coding and reimbursement tips and traps for radiology
AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present part one of a two-part series on radiology coding and reimbursement by Melody W. Mulaik of Coding Strategies Incorporated. This first installment covers documentation, orders, and the OIG work plan.
October 29, 2003
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Regional, ethnic mammography disparity continues in California
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Regional and ethnic disparities in breast cancer screening remain significant in California, according to the latest Medicare mammography data compiled by CMRI, a San Francisco-based quality improvement organization.
October 20, 2003
CTI moves to add European equipment financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CTI Molecular Imaging has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Leasing to provide financing of equipment sold by CTI in Europe. The agreement provides for a range of financing alternatives for PET and PET/CT scanners and cyclotrons, according to the Knoxville, TN-based vendor.
October 12, 2003
Racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes spark research
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography has been the primary mode of breast cancer screening and diagnosis for more than 20 years, but the medical community continues to encounter women for whom screening mammography appears to have fallen short. In particular, why do women of color have more advanced-stage cancer when they are diagnosed?
October 9, 2003
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HIMSS offers advice on CMS contingency plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In light of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) contingency plan to accept non-compliant electronic HIPAA transactions after the October 16 deadline, the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has offered some recommendations for covered entities.
September 24, 2003
CMS to accept non-compliant transactions after October 16
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it would implement a contingency plan to accept non-compliant electronic transactions after the October 16, 2003 compliance deadline.
September 22, 2003
Given Imaging gets Australian reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said it has received reimbursement approval from Australia’s Medical Services Advisory Committee for the use of its M2A capsule endoscope.
September 17, 2003
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