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Rotary awards grant for Africa x-ray system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
International charity organization Rotary International has awarded a $21,000 grant to a Rotary chapter in Park Ridge, IL, to install a basic x-ray system in a Zimbabwe hospital.
April 16, 2002
CMS expands image-guided breast biopsy coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its coverage of image-guided breast biopsies to include some palpable lesions.
April 15, 2002
Rotarians assess need for WHIS-RAD imaging system in Zimbabwe
John Vanden Brink and Jim Schaefer traveled to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Rotary-sponsored WHIS-RAD (World Health Imaging System for Radiology) pilot site at Mater Dei Hospital. They found a country in desperate need of radiology services.
April 1, 2002
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CMS issues model for extending transaction code compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
On Friday the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a model compliance plan that healthcare entities can use to receive a one-year extension for complying with the electronic health care transactions rule.
March 31, 2002
Huestis lands CMS Japan as distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Huestis Medical has signed on CMS Japan as its exclusive distributor.
March 17, 2002
New HOPPS rates bring PET reimbursement hike
By Erik L. Ridley
A dark cloud covering the PET marketplace may be clearing: As part of the final 2002 Medicare reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient departments announced Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has raised coverage for FDG-PET procedures from $1,375 to $1,850.
March 3, 2002
Overburdened RTs fear for personal, patient safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Personnel shortages are a direct threat to a radiologic technologist’s occupational safety.
February 28, 2002
Necessity criteria compliance critical for PET reimbursement
Are you thinking about developing PET as a modality that your practice will offer? CSI President Melody Mulaik explains Medicare’s medical necessity criteria and guidelines to ensure the financial viability of your venture.
February 27, 2002
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CMS expands PET coverage to breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET advocates continue to get good news on the reimbursement front.
February 27, 2002
MagneVu adds financing option
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable MRI developer MagneVu has formed a relationship with healthcare technology financing firm the Hillside Group.
February 19, 2002
CMS expands PET reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET advocates hoping for the reimbursement of new applications received good news today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
February 19, 2002
CMS tackles FDG-PET reimbursement for Alzheimer’s
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The diagnostic imaging panel of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a hearing today on PET and Alzheimer’s disease.
January 9, 2002
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