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CMS shuffles the deck in 2016 hospital OPPS rules
By Catherine Huyghe
New Medicare payment rules for 2016 are chock full of changes for medical billing and coding specialists. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to tweak codes in its hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), according to Catherine Huyghe of Panacea Healthcare Solutions.
December 8, 2015
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Overall imaging use has slowed -- but ED rates still high
By Kate Madden Yee
Despite an overall slowdown in the rate of noninvasive diagnostic imaging in other settings, imaging use rates have continued to increase in the emergency department (ED), according to a study presented at the RSNA 2015 meeting by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University.
December 7, 2015
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CMS: U.S. healthcare spending grew to $3 trillion in 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. healthcare spending in 2014 grew at a rate of 5.3% to $3 trillion, or $9,523 per person, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Health Affairs.
December 2, 2015
Surefire Medical closes $15M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional radiology technology developer Surefire Medical has raised $15 million in financing.
December 1, 2015
Radiologists are working more for less, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - It's not your imagination: Radiologists are working more for less reimbursement -- in fact, almost double for what they're getting paid, according to a poster discussion at RSNA's annual conference.
November 29, 2015
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eRAD installs insurance module in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor eRAD has installed its eRAD Insurance Eligibility and Verification module at Elite Imaging, which has 15 centers across Florida.
November 23, 2015
Straight Talk From the PACSman: PACS and proverbs
By Michael J. Cannavo
Is it ever OK for salespeople to withhold information that could make a difference in meeting customers' needs? Is it the vendor's responsibility to ask all the right questions, or the end user's? PACSman Michael J. Cannavo ponders these questions and more in his latest article.
November 18, 2015
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10 ways to build relationships with referring physicians
By Kyle Bolton
Referrals are the lifeblood of every successful private radiology center. But how does a center gain referrals and then keep them? You need more than just clinical competence, according to radiology marketing expert Kyle Bolton of Vital Signs.
November 17, 2015
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AMIA urges CMS to rethink payment policies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Officials from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to use new payment policies to reassess how providers are required to use informatics tools, and to rethink how quality is measured in a digital world.
November 16, 2015
CMS pushes back deadline for imaging decision support
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed its January 1, 2017, deadline for physicians to start ordering advanced imaging studies with clinical decision-support software that is based on appropriate use criteria.
November 10, 2015
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Yelp reveals what patients value about imaging services
By Kate Madden Yee
The online consumer ratings website Yelp.com isn't just for restaurant reviews: Patients are using it to grade their imaging center experiences, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 10, 2015
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CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.
November 8, 2015
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