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MICI Q1: Payor pressure weighs on radiology managers
By Brian Casey
Despite the growing economy, reimbursement pressure from payors -- particularly Medicare -- continues to weigh heavily on the minds of radiology administrators and managers, according to numbers for the first quarter of 2018 in the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).
February 14, 2018
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U.S. health spending to approach 20% of GDP by 2026
By Kate Madden Yee
U.S. healthcare spending will see a relatively modest increase over the next decade -- but even so, the growth means that the country will spend nearly 20% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare by 2026, according to an analysis from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published online February 14 in Health Affairs.
February 13, 2018
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Patients want more imaging info -- and before their exams
By Kate Madden Yee
How much information do patients want before imaging exams? Certainly more than they're getting, according to a study published online February 13 in Radiology. In fact, more than half seek information about the procedure on their own beforehand, and one in five patients show up for the exam without having received any information about it.
February 12, 2018
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Ky. Medicaid expansion improves breast cancer care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Early data from Medicaid expansion in Kentucky since the passage of the Affordable Care Act shows improvements in the quality of breast cancer care, including the diagnosis of early-stage disease and greater use of breast-conserving surgery, according to research published online February 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
February 12, 2018
Don't delay planning for Medicare decision-support rules
By Rebecca Farrington
Radiologists have received another reprieve from the deadline for using appropriate use criteria (AUC) and clinical decision support (CDS) in the Medicare system. But they can't postpone the inevitable and should start planning for AUC and CDS now, according to Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners.
February 11, 2018
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Canada's Choosing Wisely warns of CT overuse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors from Memorial University of Newfoundland warn that too many unnecessary CT scans are being performed in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a report published February 5 by CBC News.
February 6, 2018
NTT Data rolls out new insurance software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NTT Data Services has announced new software in collaboration with Oracle Insurance designed to improve operational efficiencies for government payors and health plans.
February 5, 2018
NY marks $38M for breast cancer screening initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York announced that $37.7 million in funding has been designated for improving breast cancer screening as part of the "Get Screened, No Excuses" initiative.
February 1, 2018
Higher maternal mortality found in Muslim-majority countries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Muslim-majority countries have higher maternal, stillbirth, newborn, and child mortality rates compared with the global average and to non-Muslim-majority countries, according to research published on 30 January in Lancet.
January 30, 2018
CMS delay of decision support creates opportunities
By Erik L. Ridley
Last year's decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay implementation of imaging clinical decision-support requirements until 2020 creates an opportunity to win over skeptical clinicians, according to a January 24 webinar from the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine.
January 24, 2018
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Report: Turkey's clampdown has deep impact on medicine
By Frances Rylands-Monk
More than 21,000 doctors and healthcare workers -- including many radiologists and radiographers -- across the public and private sector have lost their jobs since the attempted coup against the government in July 2016, according to a report. This is having a serious effect on access to specialists.
January 24, 2018
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VA, CMS team up to tackle healthcare fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are partnering on data analytics to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
January 23, 2018
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