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JAMA report on U.S. healthcare spending calls out imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
Why are U.S. healthcare costs so much higher than those in comparable developed countries while clinical outcomes are worse? When a study published online March 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association sought to answer that question, heavy utilization of imaging technology in the U.S. landed squarely in its crosshairs.
March 13, 2018
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Are you ready for Medicare's value modifier adjustment for 2018?
By Sandy Coffta
The results are in from a survey of U.S. healthcare practices and their degree of readiness for the Medicare Value-Based Payment Modifier. The change could result in reimbursement penalties for practices that aren't ready. Where do you stand? Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.
March 12, 2018
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Past surge in female-led radiology publications ebbs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of published radiology research studies led by female authors has risen exponentially since 1970, but this growth rate has slowed down significantly in recent years, according to a new study in Academic Radiology.
March 11, 2018
Race matters for breast cancer screening protocols
By Kate Madden Yee
More women of color in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer when they're younger than 50, compared with their white counterparts, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Surgery. The results suggest that age-based screening guidelines that don't take race into account may result in missed cancers.
March 7, 2018
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AMIC seeks further Anthem policy changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While praising insurance company Anthem for changing one aspect of its reimbursement policy, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) is still encouraging Anthem to revisit its new policies for reimbursement of advanced imaging studies performed in the hospital outpatient setting.
March 5, 2018
Anthem drops pay cut for same-day imaging policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Anthem has decided not to move forward with its policy to reduce payments for evaluation and management services reported on the same day as clinical procedures with a current procedural terminology (CPT) modifier 25, according to the American Medical Association.
March 4, 2018
Women underrepresented in U.S. radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women are underrepresented in radiology globally, but most notably in the U.S. -- despite the fact that they make up half of U.S. medical school graduates, according to a study published online February 4 in Academic Radiology.
February 26, 2018
JACR: Medicare imaging payments have declined
By Kate Madden Yee
The proportion of Medicare payments due to noninvasive diagnostic imaging has followed a downward trend since 2006, which suggests that it's time to take imaging off the list of services that need cost containment, according to a study published online February 23 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 25, 2018
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ViewRay secures $59M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiation therapy developer ViewRay has secured $59 million in financing through a common stock and warrants sale to Fosun International.
February 25, 2018
M*Modal nets $70M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Speech recognition technology developer M*Modal has secured $70 million in financing, which it plans to use for further technological research.
February 21, 2018
Fla. radiologist tells of treating school shooting victims
By Brian Casey
A Florida radiologist who interpreted the scans of victims of last week's high school shooting has described her experience -- and issued a call to ban the type of assault rifle used in the massacre -- in an article published February 22 in the Atlantic.
February 21, 2018
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HeartFlow secures $240M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has secured $240 million in financing, which it plans to use for marketing its fractional flow reserve CT software, among other purposes.
February 15, 2018
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