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ACR data registry approved by CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) said that its National Radiology Data Registry has been recognized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry.
May 27, 2014
Study tracks ebb and flow of imaging use in private sector
By Kate Madden Yee
Use of advanced diagnostic imaging fell in 2009, but it rebounded in most modalities in the two years that followed, according to a new analysis of privately insured patients that was published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 19, 2014
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Frequent interruptions bedevil on-call radiologists
By Kate Madden Yee
On-call radiologists are constantly interrupted by phone calls and other requests, to such a degree that these interruptions could be distracting them from their primary job of interpreting images, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2014
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GE helps create Nigerian biomed program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The GE Foundation is collaborating with two organizations to bring a biomedical-equipment technician training program to Nigeria.
May 13, 2014
JAMA IM: Imaging lands high on list of low-value procedures
By Eric Barnes
A new list of 26 low-value medical procedures published in JAMA Internal Medicine includes a dozen imaging exams. The exams -- defined as procedures that cost a lot of money without yielding significant benefits -- could be costing Medicare as much as $8.5 billion a year, according to the authors.
May 12, 2014
CMS shares update on EHR incentive programs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) paid out more than $22.9 billion in incentive payments over the first four years of its electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs, CMS officials said on Tuesday.
May 7, 2014
IASLC hits Medicare panel on CT lung screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) said it's disappointed by the recent recommendation of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee not to support low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
May 7, 2014
CMS eases radiopharmaceutical prep, ASC regulations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Changes to Medicare regulations for radiopharmaceutical preparation as well as radiology requirements for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) were among the provisions in a final rule released on Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
May 6, 2014
ASTRO weighs in on CT lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is "concerned" by a Medicare panel's April 30 vote expressing doubt about Medicare payment for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
May 5, 2014
Imaging groups weigh in on CT lung screening vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance are weighing in on a negative vote by a Medicare advisory committee regarding coverage of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening.
April 30, 2014
Calif. Asian women lag in mammography use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California's Asian women have lower-than-average rates of mammography, according to a new report published by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Policy Research.
April 30, 2014
Medicare panel raises doubts about CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Members of a Medicare advisory panel expressed a range of doubts about the benefits of CT lung cancer screening in a meeting on April 30 in Baltimore, giving screening low confidence scores. The question now becomes how the mostly negative panel meeting will shape the debate about Medicare reimbursement over the next six months.
April 30, 2014
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