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Point Biomedical scores financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Point Biomedical has raised $27.1 million from private equity financing.
August 18, 2004
InSiteOne nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archiving services provider InSiteOne said it has received "significant" financing from venture capital firm ATEL Ventures.
August 11, 2004
Medicare set to raise outpatient rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a payment rate update and other policy changes in its annual Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule.
August 9, 2004
RT wages show big jump
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wages for radiologic technologists in the U.S. have shown strong growth over the last three years, according to a recent salary survey by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) of Albuquerque, NM.
August 1, 2004
Medicare to ease LOCM restrictions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to remove restrictions on payment for low-osmolar contrast materials (LOCM) as part of a program designed to provide new preventive benefits and raise physician payments for 2005.
July 27, 2004
Yale slapped with $5.5 million jury verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Connecticut jury has ordered Yale University to pay $5.5 million to three radiologists who claimed they were punished after they complained about changes in the university's radiology department, according to the Hartford Courant.
July 26, 2004
Medicare takes hard line on HIPAA compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beginning next week, electronic Medicare claims that do not meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards will be treated as paper claims and will be paid more slowly than HIPAA-compliant claims, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
June 30, 2004
Women fail to return for annual mammograms
By Shalmali Pal
Despite high-profile promotions for breast cancer screening, few women in the U.S. actually undergo mammography every year, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The group looked at nearly two decade's worth of screening records for more than 70,000 women at MGH and found that only 6% turned up on an annual basis.
June 22, 2004
CMS loosens PET purse strings
By Shalmali Pal
PET advocates finally pulled out the pins and needles this week when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it would extend Medicare coverage to certain patients suspected of having Alzheimer's disease.
June 17, 2004
PET Medicare reimbursement -- narrow but widening
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Reimbursement for PET procedures in the U.S. has improved incrementally over the past few years. But coverage can still be problematic. In an effort to hold down costs, the CMS has tightly controlled payments for the use of PET in diagnostic imaging. The best bet for practitioners to receive payment is to be aware of the specifics for Medicare reimbursement.
June 16, 2004
CMS to reimburse PET for Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that it intends to expand Medicare coverage of PET to include some Medicare beneficiaries with suspected Alzheimer's disease.
June 15, 2004
NJ to provide malpractice insurance assistance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New Jersey Governor James McGreevey signed the New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act earlier this week. The medical malpractice legislation provides for tort reform, healthcare system reform, and insurance reform, according to the state.
June 10, 2004
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