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ICD-10-CM changes and challenges for radiology

By Donna Richmond

The October 1 deadline to begin using the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is looming. Are you ready for the upcoming changes? Donna Richmond of Panacea Healthcare Solutions walks you through them.

August 28, 2016

5 tips to get a grip on your radiology practice's metrics

By Don Rodden

As a radiologist, how much do you really know about how well your practice is running from a financial perspective? In this article, Don Rodden of HealthPro Medical Billing offers five tips for analyzing your practice's performance and making sure it's achieving its full potential.

August 23, 2016

Neiman team develops bundled mammography payment model

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute have developed a bundled payment model for mammography, publishing it online August 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 17, 2016

MRI wait times escalate in Calgary

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Rapid growth in the number of follow-up MRI scans has resulted in a 20% increase in the average wait time for an elective or nonurgent MRI scan in the Canadian city of Calgary in Alberta.

August 15, 2016

Female physicians still paid less than male colleagues

By Kate Madden Yee

Female doctors earn less than their male peers -- and it's time to stop using the same old theories to explain why, according to a study published online August 15 in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.

August 15, 2016

ACR urges Medicare payment for CT colonography

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve reimbursement of CT colonography for senior citizens.

August 14, 2016

How to avoid radiology claim denials: Authorization

By Sandy Coffta

In part 3 of a series on why radiology claims are denied, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners addresses authorization and its role in denied claims for imaging procedures. Taking care of procedure authorization upfront can help prevent headaches down the road, she advises.

August 14, 2016

MRI scanners running nonstop at Olympic polyclinic

By Eric Barnes

The Olympic polyclinic inside Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Village -- and especially the imaging suite -- has become wildly popular with athletes and their entourages during the 2016 games, according to an August 11 story in USA Today.

August 11, 2016

Article questions long-term health effects of atomic bombs

By Eric Barnes

A new article published in Genetics questions whether the long-term health effects experienced by survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been as dire as originally predicted.

August 11, 2016

Assigning E&M codes for interventional radiology

By Donna Richmond

Can interventional radiologists (IRs) bill evaluation and management (E&M) codes? What do Medicare's global surgery rules have to say about when and how to assign them? Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers advice.

August 10, 2016

ACR projects 16% job growth for radiologists in 2016

By Kate Madden Yee

The number of new jobs available for radiologists in 2016 will be 16% higher than those available in 2015, according to the fifth annual workforce survey by the Commission on Human Resources at the American College of Radiology (ACR). The study was published online August 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 9, 2016

MICI Q3: Rad administrator sentiment slips -- or does it?

By Brian Casey

New numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) hint at a dip in optimism among radiology administrators leading into the third quarter of 2016. But organizers of the index caution that the numbers do not have the statistical significance to state definitively that sentiment is declining.

August 8, 2016

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