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ACR urges Anthem to rescind outpatient imaging policies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR), along with 11 other national medical specialty societies and patient advocacy groups, is urging Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield to eliminate an outpatient imaging policy it put into effect last year.
January 22, 2018
Better together? When to consider an external partnership
By Andrew Colbert
Is your radiology practice considering an external partnership? Should it be? In any fragmented industry, many independent businesses are looking at partnerships as the next stage in their growth plan. In this article, Andrew Colbert of Ziegler and Company offers four things to consider.
January 18, 2018
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More women get breast screening after ACA bans copays
By Brian Casey
More women participated in mammography screening when they no longer had to pay out of pocket for part of the cost, as stipulated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), found a study published January 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study is the latest to show the ACA as having a positive effect on public health.
January 17, 2018
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Report: Burnout is prevalent among U.S. physicians
By Brian Casey
A new report on burnout among physicians indicates that the condition is prevalent in the U.S., with more than 40% of doctors reporting feelings of burnout. Among medical specialties, radiologists reported burnout rates that were slightly higher than the average for all physicians.
January 17, 2018
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Better clinical histories improve CT interpretation, billing
By Abraham Kim
How can emergency departments improve their interpretation and billing for head CT exams? A paper published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology explains that reminding physicians to include thorough clinical histories with their orders may do the trick.
January 15, 2018
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CMS to ease rules for MRI scans of implantable devices
By Brian Casey
Reimbursement could soon get a lot easier for MRI scans of patients with implantable cardiac devices. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 11 proposed withdrawing its requirement that payments for these scans only be made when the scans are performed within a clinical study.
January 10, 2018
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CMS introduces new bundled payment model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a new voluntary bundled payment model called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced), which will allow participants to earn additional payment if all expenditures for a beneficiary's episode of care are under a spending target that factors in quality.
January 9, 2018
CMS renews ACR's data registry for 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has renewed the American College of Radiology's (ACR) data registry for 2018.
January 8, 2018
Geography, lack of specialization hinder imaging access
By Kate Madden Yee
Counties that are poor and rural are less likely to have access to a radiologist who accepts Medicare patients than counties that are richer and urban. These same counties are also less likely to have access to subspecialized radiologists, according to a study published online January 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 4, 2018
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Use of DBT lags in Medicare system -- or does it?
By Kate Madden Yee
Just under 20% of women in the Medicare population received digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams in 2015, the first year of Medicare coverage for the technology, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2017 meeting. Does the figure mean DBT use is lagging in the federal system -- or that it's taking hold?
January 1, 2018
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Top 10 AuntMinnie stories for 2017
By Brian Casey
Concerns about the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast dominated the headlines in radiology for 2017, if our list of top 10 articles on AuntMinnie.com for the year is any indication. Other top stories focused on the impact of artificial intelligence, a new interventional angiography system, and a Super Bowl ad featuring quarterback Tom Brady for an MRI center.
December 26, 2017
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Study: ACA led to more early-stage cancer diagnoses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Confirming previous research, a new study has found that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to more cancer diagnoses -- and more detection of early-stage disease -- in the states that used the ACA to expand insurance coverage than in the states that didn't. The results were published December 21 in the American Journal of Public Health.
December 20, 2017
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