Economics: Page 96

CMS: Meaningful use driving EHR adoption
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that federal incentive payments under the meaningful use program are driving the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), which are reducing errors and communicating data to patients.
July 16, 2013
GAO report shows doctors refer path tests for financial gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report that shows increases in the rates of doctors ordering anatomic pathology tests when they stand to gain financially.
July 15, 2013
Gamma Medica wraps up financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica said it has closed on a $16 million series A financing round from healthcare investment firm Psilos Group Managers.
July 15, 2013
ACR comments on draft SGR repeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has thrown its support behind a draft bill that would repeal the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for determining Medicare reimbursement.
July 14, 2013
Who should do your radiology billing?
By John Stiles
When it comes to medical billing, there are two options: in-house billing and outsourced billing. The question is which one is right for your specific radiology group. With reimbursement shrinking, radiologists must weigh the pros and cons of both options.
July 11, 2013
2013 07 11 15 41 12 952 Stiles John 200
ARA keeps hospitals, radiology groups working together
By Kate Madden Yee
The advent of teleradiology has changed the way radiology is practiced, disrupting the exclusive business arrangements between hospitals and their radiology groups and opening the market to competition. A new consulting firm called Accountable Radiology Advisors (ARA) hopes to help groups make the transition to the new reality.
July 11, 2013
2013 06 27 14 12 19 239 Yates Teri 200
CMS rule would settle Varian, Elekta payment spat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A proposed rule issued on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would settle a reimbursement spat between Varian Medical Systems and Elekta.
July 10, 2013
Medicare Advantage patients have lower angiography rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have significantly lower rates of angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions than Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 9, 2013
2014 MPFS, HOPPS proposals are a mixed bag
By Kate Madden Yee
Proposed new Medicare payment rates for 2014 were released on July 8 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and they're a mixed bag for providers of imaging services. The agency has continued to cut reimbursement for most imaging procedures, but at a lower rate than in the past.
July 9, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
SNMMI disagrees with CMS PET decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) expressed its disappointment with the July 3 draft decision from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the use of beta-amyloid PET imaging agents.
July 8, 2013
Lilly 'disappointed' with CMS draft decision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eli Lilly and its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals are expressing disappointment in the July 3 draft decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 4, 2013
Previous Page
Page 96 of 258
Next Page